[spectre] Revisiting the Curious World of Art & Hacktivism.

[marc garrett]

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Revisiting the Curious World of Art & Hacktivism.

By Marc Garrett

"It is not accidental that at a point in history when hierarchical power 
and manipulation have reached their most threatening proportions, the 
very concepts of hierarchy, power and manipulation come into question." 
Murray Bookchin. Post-scarcity and Anarchism (1968).

Revisiting the Curious World of Art & Hacktivism, is the first of a 
series of articles exploring how contemporary artists engaged with 
technology and activism are transcending established art behaviours. 
Crossing over into territories that reflect not only social and 
political contexts, but new dialogues of experiencing and understanding 
art. The politics of today becomes the background, the material and 
canvas of imaginative and critical play.

This series features early work from WANK worm, and contemporary 
activist art examples by moddr_, Gordan Savicic, Walter Langelaar, Paolo 
Cirio, Alessandro Ludovico, Julian Oliver, Danja Vasiliev, Men in Grey 
(M.I.G), Tiltfactor, Mary Flanagan, Ricardo Dominguez, Brett Stalbaum, 
Micha Cardenas, Amy Sara Carroll & Elle Mehrmand, Electronic Disturbance 
Theater 2.0/b.a.n.g. lab, Heath Bunting & Kate Rich.

http://www.furtherfield.org/features/articles/revisiting-curious-world-art-hacktivism

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