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Camera Copia: Reflections on Rephotography in the Instagram Age
[...]Boon argues that the internet has radically altered conceptions of property and originality: “What the internet offers us is […] the opportunity to render visible once more the instability of all the terms and structures which hold together existing intellectual-property regimes, and to point to the madness of modern, capitalist framings of property” (245). [...]the notion of photography as art, rather than as an objective reproduction of reality, informs these debates on the photograph as potentially original. [...]many artists saw the appropriated work as superior in artistic quality to the original. Since the 1960s, appropriation-as-art in sculpture and photography gained a number of supporters, notably Prince’s contemporaries such as Cindy Sherman and Jeff Koons. Reproductions of the masterworks, however, are for sale in the gift store” (77). Because of the conflicting messages that exist relating to expectations of copyright, image theft has become increasingly easier since the rules governing the proper use of images have not been properly enforced or solidified.
Journal Article
ESCAPE ARTISTS AND THE PURSUIT OF OBSCURITY
AT FIRST GLANCE there is not much that connects street artist Banksy, American author Thomas Pynchon, American photographer Vivian Maier and authors J.D. Salinger and Elena Ferrante. But in their own distinct ways each of these individuals are or were escape artists. They either made a deliberate attempt to avoid publicity and the limelight or simply were not interested in being interviewed or even seen in public.
Magazine Article
Crossing the Uncanny Valley
Looking at the often remorseless, inhumane manner in which both the creators and guests approach the robotic hosts, this chapter argues that the integral concept of “humanity” is challenged and transformed in a discussion of Westworld. While the hosts of Westworld are, indeed, robotic, lacking human biological construction, they are made to look increasingly human. In Westworld, evidence of the uncanny valley is seen in the way in which the robot hosts evolve. Taking into consideration the inherent distinctions between the hosts and the guests, the robots of Westworld can be understood as corresponding more accurately to the ideals of humanity and “human excellence” than the humans themselves. In the struggle and constant suffering of robots of Westworld to gain consciousness and regain their memories, the robots achieve a significant, unique aspect of humanity, quite distinct from the apparent humanity of the show's humans.
Book Chapter
How the Sublime Absurdity in 'Fargo' Speaks to Our 'Post-Truth' Era
We are reminded that life is meant to be unsatisfying, so why should we expect anything more than the truth about reality from our TV programs?
Magazine Article
A Lost Highway Revisited : 'Twin Peaks' and the Loss of Innocence
While the new Twin Peaks might not be able to reclaim its former innocence, Dale Cooper somehow hangs on to his.
Magazine Article