Event: Hito Steyerl: Factory of the Sun in LA (February 21–September 12, 2016, Los Angeles)
Hito Steyerl: Factory of the SunFebruary 21–September 12, 2016MOCA Grand AvenueRequires AdmissionWhat is Contemporary? A Conversation with Hito SteyerlSunday, Feb 21, 20163pm
"MOCA presents the U.S. premiere of Hito Steyerl’s landmark video installation Factory of the Sun. In this immersive work, which debuted at the 2015 German Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Steyerl probes the pleasures and perils of image circulation in a moment defined by the unprecedented global flow of data. Ricocheting between genres—news reportage, documentary film, video games, and internet dance videos—Factory of the Sun uses the motifs of light and acceleration to explore what possibilities are still available for collective resistance when surveillance has become a mundane part of an increasingly virtual world. Factory of the Sun tells the surreal story of workers whose forced moves in a motion capture studio are turned into artificial sunshine" (MOCA)
By far, the most interesting artwork seen at the 2015 Venice Biennale,
Hito Steyerl's Factory of the Sun is now touring theUnited States. Additionally, the German artist will discuss her practice with MOCA Assistant Curator Lanka Tattersall on Sunday February 21 2016. Unmissable.
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