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Book: L’Art Clandestin- Anonymat et invisibilité du graffiti aux arts numériques
Authors: Emmanuelle Dreyfus, Stéphanie Lemoine
Paperback
Published: May 2022
Pages: 240
Language: French
Dimensions: 16.5 x 23 cm
Condition: Cover: 9.5/10 Inside: 10/10
They are graffiti artists, street artists, “hackivists” or “artivists” more or less famous. In the street, on the web or in the media, their works are omnipresent. They, however, advance under cover: they create under pseudonyms, shun journalists and protect themselves behind all kinds of masks. In a society obsessed with visibility and the star system, their discretion is surprising: it seems contradictory to the very notion of public space. Why make yourself invisible? What does this choice mean artistically and politically? What are the forms and tricks of invisibility? What are the obstacles (legal and technological in particular) that it faces? Based on interviews and case studies, L’art clandestine identifies the diversity of faceless artists and highlights the extent to which their position resonates with contemporary themes, from the mythology of the superhero to the rise of facial recognition…
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