Precarious
The medium of print is a precarious one—increasingly digitized, environmentally conscious, acutely aware of its own structural and material conditions. Readers, then, are left to decide the status not only of print, but entire states, sectors and economies in a way that is difficult to describe or represent, yet relies almost entirely on visibility and spectacle to “break the news”. Under this regime of visibility, what structures and standings can we use to affirm these material effects—its cracks, its fissures, its breaks—to better understand its intentions?
Visitors were allowed to stand on slabs and break them.
The medium of print is a precarious one—increasingly digitized, environmentally conscious, acutely aware of its own structural and material conditions. Readers, then, are left to decide the status not only of print, but entire states, sectors and economies in a way that is difficult to describe or represent, yet relies almost entirely on visibility and spectacle to “break the news”. Under this regime of visibility, what structures and standings can we use to affirm these material effects—its cracks, its fissures, its breaks—to better understand its intentions?
Visitors were allowed to stand on slabs and break them.
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Curator
Kirkland Gallery
Artists: Anthony Terzino & Yiyao Tang.
Curator
Kirkland Gallery
Artists: Anthony Terzino & Yiyao Tang.
