Public Art class 13

April 23 -- -Tactical Media-

visiting artist: Patrick Lichty

what is tactical media? A critique of existing power structures that provokes thought/action

situationists - creative disruption of everyday life (grafitti ) started in France in 1957, against rigid and static ideologies like Marxism. Wanted to be living, responsive. detournement (subverting elements of popular culture) The Situationists, or Situs, were the first revolutionary group to analyse capitalism in its current consumerist form. Anti-capitalist [1]

Clerks [2] bad attitude master of own destiny, but not really – bound by convention, “title” acting out is a form of rebellion, since revolution is not possible revolution: bolshevik, cruel supression, hunger, 12 hr. work day resistance: cultural critique, disruption clerks – doing things slowly, screwing up, being rude,undermining the existence of the store, alienating customers – exerting power in whatever small ways are possible

Rtmark [3]

The Yes Men [4] bhopal excerpts [5] [6]

Critical Art Ensemble [7]

Situationists concerned about the meaning of place – psychogeography borders representative of capitalist culture allow free flow of goods (NAFTA), but not of people – us/mexico border as an example

illegal immigrants crossing sign in San Diego http://www.utsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050410/news_1n10signs.html new titles by DoEAT: Wanted, Free Market, No Benefits, Now Hiring

why cybraceros – alex rivera subverting the “infomercial” [8] start at 2:48

Rafael Fajardo Crosser [9]

Christiane Paul article [10] Political Activism, Hacktivism and Tactical Media question about internal structure of art/activism groups

They Rule [11]

-reading-

intro Rita Raley “Tactical Media”

Christiane Paul article [12] chapter: Political Activism, Hacktivism and Tactical Media