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May 29, 2008
Art in the Age of Terrorism
Dr. Steven Kurtz, the artist accused by the US Department of Justice of “bioterrorism” stemming from his use of scientific materials in his award-winning art practice, and science writer Carl Zimmer for a panel discussion on the ethics of scientific and creative research and freedom of speech. Read On
Upgrade! NY
April 2004
Brooke Singer, Beatriz da Costa,and Jamie Schulte discussed their ongoing collaboration.
SWIPE began as a performance and installation that focused on data gathered from driver’s licenses—a form of data-mining that businesses are starting to practice in the United States. Bars and convenience stores were the first to utilize license scanners in the name of age and ID verification. These businesses, however, admit they reap huge benefits from this practice beyond catching underage drinkers and smokers and fake IDs. With one swipe—that often occurs without notification or consent by the cardholder—a business acquires data that can be used to build a valuable consumer database free of charge.
Upgrade! NY
September 2001
“Dear all,
Next Wednesday is our scheduled Upgrade meeting. In light of the tragedy that struck us plans have been changed. We’ll be meeting at Postmasters gallery, Wolfgang won’t present but will be there to answer questions. No particular plan. Just an opportunity to reaffirm our sense of community. If you have anything in mind you’d like to do or talk about…feel free. Magda will offer some refreshments (wine, setlzer).
If you have any questions please write.
Thanks,
Yael”
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