Books
A Comic Draws Connections Between Mass Surveillance and Drone Warfare
In the true spirit of journalism, Pratap Chatterjee and Khalil team up to lay bare a complex story on their new graphic novel's pages.
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Art
An Open-Source Guide to Help You Build Your Own Graffiti Drone
Artist Katsu has been working hard at extending the language of public mark making, and his latest experiments have been drone-based.
Interview
Art for the Discerning Drone
This summer the Knockdown Center, the sprawling arts space in Maspeth, Queens, will host a drone obstacle course consisting entirely of specially commissioned sculptures.
News
New FAA Regulations Could Shoot Down Artists' Drone-Based Projects
Regulations being proposed by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could clip the wings of artists who use drones in their practice.
In Brief
Christmas Tree Drone Delivers Yuletide Nightmares
How does Santa deliver all those gifts in just a few short hours every Christmas? With drones, of course!
Opinion
Dancing with Drones
Eleven Play is a Japanese dance group that incorporates advanced technologies directly into their practice.
Art
Drones, Data, and Deletion
BERLIN — Two autonomous drones shaped like miniature tanks a little bigger than a kid’s Fisher-Price Power Wheels truck roam the cavernous white hall of the Berlinische Galerie. They have been programmed to sense and approach visitors.
News
Giving a Face to the Victims of Drone Killings
A union of hashtag activism, street art, and drones hardly portends an outcome of substance, but a rare exception has surfaced in Pakistan, where a collective has unveiled an athletic-field-sized poster meant to attract the attention of American drones operating in the country's volatile Khyber Pakh
News
Deploying Drones for Aerial Photography
It's difficult to appreciate, given the ubiquity afforded by camera phones and low-cost digital cameras, but the ability to photograph our space can be a powerful act.
Opinion
Artists and Governments Fight Back Against Drones
Ever since the federal government announced plans to expand its use of drones for domestic surveillance, concerns have been growing over what that will mean, particularly for people's right to privacy. It seemed like only a matter of time, then, before smaller local governments started passing laws
Art
10 Pivotal Moments for Digital Art in 2012
2012 was a great year for digital art. As Tumblr rocketed over 25 million hits a month and Instagram became a new venue for creative expression, artists continued to traverse the internet's sprawling landscape and confront us with the weirdness of our own experiences of virtual space. In this end-of
Opinion
Know Your Drones With This Model Identification Kit
Is it a bird? A plane? Superman? Nope, it's a remote-controlled surveillance and/or killing machine. James Bridle, the coiner of the New Aesthetic, has created a model kit to help civilians better understand their UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles).