ART 80F - MODULE 4 LECTURE CONTENT
Tactical Media - RECENT ROOTS + EXAMPLES
Critical Art Ensemble
Collective formed in 1987 - "tactical media practitioners"
Use forms of media (web, print, live performance) as modes of political and social disruption, activism + art
"...focus has been on the exploration of the intersections between art, critical theory, technology, and political activism."
The Yes Men
2 person collaboration of performance + other tactical media projects - founded 1995 - Yes Men Projects
From the recent Yes Men Project, Share the Safety
Trevor Paglen - Data + Surveillance activist / researcher
"Makes the invisible visible"
Witness Video Organization + ACLU Mobile JUSTICE App
WITNESS.ORG
