At first glance, the exhibition looked like any other—until you realized the artists had not chosen the displays. A bot chose them. Each week, the bot was given a Bitcoin allowance and left to wander the darknet, where it made purchases and mailed them to the gallery. No human intervention, no curation. Just transactions unfolding at random, inching closer to the illicit. Ten ecstasy pills...
› Still of Morrisseau From The Photo Credit: Art Institute of Canada Paradox of Norval MorrisseauPhoto Credit: Art Institute of Canada As the founder of the Woodland art style, Norval Morrisseau did not just paint; he redefined visual storytelling. His work spoke of legends, political messages, Anishinaabe ancestral knowledge, and the interwoven relationships between people, animals, nature, and...
Imagine rushing to campus for another 8:30 a.m. class, unaware that a strand of your hair has fallen while you’re on the TTC. Before you know it, a stranger has picked it up, reconstructed a detailed 3D portrait of your face using your hair’s DNA, and put it on display in a gallery. You never consented to this likeness, yet your genetic identity has been pieced together, analyzed, and made public...
In 2000, Eva and Franco Mattes made an extraordinary decision: every single piece of information on their personal computer was made accessible to the public, in real time. Through a single link, anyone could access and download their digital life. Emails—both personal and professional—were left in plain view, waiting to be read. Financial documents, private conversations, artist contracts...