Surviving Total Surveillance
Sat, Feb 6, 2016
2–4 pm
Cover of Astro Noise: A Survival Guide for Living Under Total Surveillance.
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These presentations and discussion about surveillance and artistic practice in the post-9/11 world feature artists and scholars Kate Crawford, Jill Magid, Trevor Paglen, Laura Poitras, and Hito Steyerl, along with Whitney curator Jay Sanders, who are all contributors to Astro Noise: A Survival Guide for Living Under Total Surveillance, the publication accompanying the exhibition. The discussion is moderated by Jess Search, CEO of BRITDOC, a co-producer of Poitras's documentary Citizenfour (2014).
This event is part of a series of public events, lectures, and talks organized in tandem with Laura Poitras: Astro Noise.
Event tickets are required ($10 adults; $8 members; students and seniors). Please note: this event has reached ticketing capacity. A limited number of standby tickets may be available for sale at the admissions desk on a first-come, first-served basis. The standby line will open one hour prior to the event.
