Speaking about the (often absurd) classified government documents he and Holzer have both used in their work — Holzer has projected redacted classified documents onto buildings, while Paglen has done the same with the code names of government surveillance programs — Paglen noted that these government records, especially when recontextualized, expose a grimmer side of abstraction. (artinamericamagazine.com)
It also touched on last week's White House decision to further intervene in Syria's civil war, as well as recent disclosures about government surveillance programs. (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)
A «Myth v. Fact» paper (PDF) prepared by the House Intelligence Committee says any claim that «this legislation creates a wide - ranging government surveillance program» is a myth. (scientificamerican.com)