The Data Issue
DIS / Data issue
Trevor Paglen | NSA-Tapped Fiber Optic Cable Landing Site
Trevor Paglen presents an interactive diptych
Andrea Crespo | Sis: Parabiosis
Andrea Crespo unveils the multiple system known as Sis, with a text by Jack Kahn
Kate Losse | Cults at Scale
How the startup-as-cult remodels the contemporary corporation into a space of discovery
Rob Kitchin | Continuous Geosurveillance in the “Smart City”
New forms of governance in the era of ubiquitous computing
Sara M. Watson | Metaphors of Big Data
Dissecting the industry-centric bias at the core of our cultural understanding of data.
Minnesang: A Tale of Bits And Atoms
Holly Herndon and Hannes Grassegger portray a world of digital feudalism
Lars TCF Holdhus | Data Awareness
Alexander Iadarola interviews TCF about his algorithmically based practices
Rob Horning | Authenticity as a Service
On networked society and the disavowal of self-representation
Francesco Spampinato | Data Relief
From surrealist tech to accelerationist sci-fi: a radical history of wearable gadgets
Dorothy Howard | Labor and the New Encyclopedia
An insider's perspective on the unpaid knowledge economy
Astra Taylor | Digital Democracy and Direct Action
From Occupy to Spotify, Zachary Kaplan interviews Astra Taylor on democracy and digital technology.
Monegraph and the Status of the Art Object
A roundtable discussion with six artists, writers, and entrepreneurs on art and tech.
Rafaël Rozendaal | Abstract Browsing
Rafaël Rozendaal reflects on artificial scarcity, abundance, and ownership in internet art.
Mathew Dryhurst | Data Sagacity and Site-Specificity
Morgan Sutherland talks to Mathew Dryhurst about his latest project.
Yuri Pattison | 1014
A video tour of room 1014 at The Mira, Hong Kong, the first lodging of Edward Snowden post-NSA leak.
