Steyerl probes the pleasures and perils
of image circulation in a moment defined by the unprecedented global flow of data.
Working mainly in sculpture and video, Guan Xiao explores how ways of seeing are now influenced by
digital image circulation as an increasingly dominant source of knowledge and information exchange.
In this immersive work, Steyerl probes the pleasures and perils of
image circulation in a moment defined by the unprecedented global flow of data.
Keil captures the complex subjective processing of
image circulation as it occurs for each individual within the politics of self - representation; the sexualisation of women, the celebration of skill and / or sex appeal on stage, the aestheticisation of feet and skin, the agency of reclaiming it all by self - branding — by both outfit and needle.
Hadjithomas and Joreige documented some of these posters that have been distorted over time and the process of redrawing some of the faded faces, exploring issues
around image circulation, availability and marking moments in history.
This global phenomenon of
image circulation possesses an extraordinary transformative potential, and, this weekend, galleries worldwide exemplify the power of photography to spark social, environmental and cultural change.
The beholder's gradual movement in analog space stands opposed to the quick accessibility and consumption of
image circulation on the internet.
If demonlover was one of the most scrutinized films of 2003, it was because director Olivier Assayas boldly chose to so directly enter, as well as represent, the new technology at the center
of image circulation and the multibillion dollar entertainment industry.
Image Objects provides a diverse overview of how art is exploring digital culture, fabrication, and
image circulation, and will continue until 20 November 2015.
The digitization of culture, and the juggernaut of
image circulation it launched, has essentially thrown the status of representation, truth and indexicality into a kind of mélange (rather than crisis) of indeterminacy.
The piece references patterns of
image circulation - an important trope in Soda's works - displaying our refracted reality, as well as our expanded levels of engagement with images and our newly enhanced abilities to produce and consume them.
The artistic motive of Guan Xiao revolves around ways of seeing affected by the digital regime of
image circulation.
Joselit writes, «There is an entire political economy of
image circulation, which should be of major concern to contemporary art,» adding, «It's very important to remember that what we recognize as global is a tiny subset of world art.»
In our current situation, in which modern society experiences the image, in relation to advertising,
image circulation and the internet, why do we not question an images» confinement to a flat surface.