From:Seeing Power
"By the 1950's, Ford's assembly line told another kind of story: each car was now composed of parts from all parts of the world."
I love this quote. It shows that capitalism & ideologies for capitalism spread across the world through demand of goods and parts. Global capitalism!
pg. 33
"But for numerous activists, the project wasn't activism either- it was vague & oblique. Stirring up conversations about the war seemed a comfortable luxury in the face of political realities. "
Neat quote, and today we can raise the same concerns. Is activists really seeking an agenda of activism or some malicious purpose> Here these wealthy people just talking about war, but just as gossip point, not activism.
From: Interventionists
pg. 115
"Tactical media is situational, ephemeral, & self-terminating."
I like this quote it shows that tactic or the way an art or activist presents themselves or the art has a huge effect on the influence of society and people as individuals. An example, that we spoke about in class was the flag that Dred Scott hung on the Embassy building that said Lynch Blacks. It was so shocking it was an immediate attention grabber to the cause.
pg. 119
"With over half the worlds population ow living in urban environments, Spurse's binding interest is in this increasingly urban condition of existence. "
I love this quote. Most of us live or lived in an urban area, half the world and can relate to this piece of art activism. Not only presentation, but how we relate to art & activism, has a huge affect on how it is presented in a way we can see ourselves as one who must stand behind the issue of the activist.
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