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Surviving Total Surveillance

Sat, Feb 6, 2016
2–4 pm

Floor Three, Susan and John Hess Family Theater

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.

The Susan and John Hess Family Theater is equipped with an induction loop and infrared assistive listening system. Accessible seating is available.

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