Jasper Rees: Known to its creators and participating artists as the Underbelly Project, the space, where all the show's artworks remain, defies every norm of the gallery scene. Collectors can't buy the art. The public can't see it. And the only people with a chance of stumbling across it are the urban explorers who prowl the city's hidden infrastructure or employees of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. That's because the exhibition has been mounted, illegally, in a long-abandoned subway station.
Steven Johnson: When you share a civic culture with millions of people, good ideas have a tendency to flow from mind to mind, even when their creators try to keep them secret.
The Ministry: Dear citizen, according to received information, you have been influenced by the destabilizing propaganda which the media affiliated with foreign countries have been disseminating.
Anonymous Official: It's essential to remember that given the will and the relevant orders, WikiLeaks can be made inaccessible forever.
danah boyd: Carmen is engaging in social steganography. She's hiding information in plain sight, creating a message that can be read in one way by those who aren't in the know and read differently by those who are.
Marlo Stanfield: You want it to be one way. But it's the other way.
A Tendency To Flow The Other Way |