Struggle and the State

The Dig

Daniel Denvir

News, Politics

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2018

⏱️ 71 minutes

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0:00.0	This episode of The Dig is brought to you by our supporters on Patreon and by Verso Books,
0:05.0	which has loads of great left-wing titles, perfect for dig listeners like you.
0:11.0	One that you might like is duty-free art, art in the age of planetary civil war, by Hito Styrl.
0:19.0	What is the function of art in the era of digital globalization?
0:23.6	How can one think of art institutions in an age defined by planetary civil war,
0:29.6	growing inequality, and proprietary digital technology?
0:33.6	The boundaries of such institutions have grown fuzzy. They extend from a region where the
0:39.9	audience is pumped for tweets to a future of neurocurating, in which paintings surveil their
0:46.0	audience via facial recognition and eye tracking to assess their popularity and to scan for suspicious
0:53.7	activity.
0:55.0	In duty-free art, filmmaker and writer, Hito Styrl wonders how we can appreciate or even make art in the present age.
1:03.9	What can we do when arms manufacturers sponsor museums and some of the world's most valuable artworks are used as currency in a global
1:12.2	futures market detached from productive work. Can we distinguish between information,
1:18.2	fake news, and the digital white noise that bombards our everyday lives? Exploring subjects as diverse
1:25.4	as video games, WikiLeaks files, the proliferation of free ports and political actions.
1:31.1	She exposes the paradoxes within globalization, political economies, visual culture, and the status of art production.
1:40.6	Duty Free Art, Art in the Age of Planetary planetary civil war by Hito Styrill.
1:45.9	Out now from Verso Books.
1:56.6	Welcome to The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine.
2:00.8	My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Back in Providence. Welcome to The Dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine.
2:05.7	My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from back in Providence, Rhode Island.
2:11.0	Today's dig is a very good and somewhat unusual dig.
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