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Artist Slammed for Matching Instagram Photos to Open-Camera Footage

by Rhea Nayyar September 20, 2022September 21, 2022

Critics of the project say artist Dries Depoorter is engaging dangerously with surveillance culture.

Posted inFilm

Theo Anthony on How the History of Cinema Led to the Modern Surveillance State

by Forrest Cardamenis June 9, 2021June 9, 2021

The filmmaker talks to Hyperallergic about his documentary All Light, Everywhere and incorporating theory into his practice.

Posted inFilm

The Entanglements Between Policing, Surveillance, and Moving Images

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Theo Anthony unpacks the fraught history that has brought us the body camera in his documentary All Light, Everywhere, which recently premiered at Sundance.

Posted inOpinion

The Disconcerting Implications of Drone Photography

Avatar photo by Sanoja Bhaumik July 22, 2020November 5, 2020

Using drone technology to photograph protests may be enticing at first, but such aerial images are also used for surveillance by law enforcement.

Posted inArt

Decode This New Video Game’s Story Using Surveillance Footage

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel August 30, 2019August 3, 2021

The new game Telling Lies turns players into detectives, having them sort through surveillance footage to understand what to look for and find the truth.

Posted inArt

Want a Smart Home Assistant? Invite This Artist to Watch You for Three Days Instead

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian December 25, 2017December 25, 2017

Artist Lauren McCarthy wants to become your personal virtual assistant, but you have to invite her in.

Posted inArt

In the Arizona Desert, Artists Rediscover Relics of a Cold War Satellite Program

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 7, 2017

Julie Anand and Damon Sauer are photographing the x-shaped calibration markers from a once top-secret spying project by the US government.

Posted inArt

Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron Turn Surveillance into a Gimmick

by Jillian Steinhauer July 7, 2017July 7, 2017

Their new installation at the Park Avenue Armory features drones and facial-recognition technology, yet seems to have no politics at all.

Posted inArt

Before Protesting at the Republican National Convention, Learn to Protect Your Phone

by Julia Christensen July 18, 2016July 27, 2016

CLEVELAND — If you’re a smartphone-wielding protestor in Cleveland this week, you might want to make a pit stop at SPACES on your way downtown to the Republican National Convention.

Posted inArt

Following Sophie Calle

by Nicole Miller June 18, 2016June 23, 2016

In April 1981, a detective followed the French artist Sophie Calle through the streets of Paris for one day.

Posted inArt

Big Brother Can’t See Through This Anti-Surveillance Coat

Avatar photo by Carey Dunne April 27, 2016April 28, 2016

So you’ve covered up your laptop camera, switched to the anonymous web browser Tor, and removed your cell phone battery to thwart tracking — and you’re still vulnerable to the prying eyes of Big Brother and friends.

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Laura Poitras’s Unimaginative Transition from the Screen to the Museum

by Julia Friedman April 25, 2016April 28, 2016

Laura Poitras is an excellent filmmaker.

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