[rohrpost] The Feeling of Being Watched

[Andreas Broeckmann]

Carsten, man hat in Leipzig diskutiert:


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Betreff: 	artwashing
Datum: 	Fri, 5 May 2023 10:07:12 +0800
Von: 	Yuhsin Su <agnesyuhsinsu at gmail.com>
An: 	Andreas Broeckmann <abroeck at hgb-leipzig.de>

Dear Andreas,

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I would like to share with you the Open Letter regarding the involvement 
of the surveillance company Palantir with the digital art exhibition 
'Dimensions' at Pittlerwerke Leipzig. Francis, our colleagues and I 
initiated this letter.

The letter is online in German and English here: 
https://artwashing-leipzig.de/

There you can also sign the letter.

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warmly,
Yuhsin

-- 
Su Yu Hsin



Am 04.05.23 um 08:36 schrieb Andreas Broeckmann:
> Dear Carsten,
> 
> thank you for pointing this out. I'm also not aware of any "discussion" 
> about this case (though I have heard that some people based in Leipzig 
> explicitly did not want to go to the opening). I wonder whether some of 
> the participating artists who are listed on the website (but who are 
> probably not on this mailing list), would have something to say about 
> the ethics of this particular sponsorship... (Who else would sponsor a 
> digital art show like this? Do you think it would be better if it didn't 
> take place at all? etc.)
> 
> These moral questions are similar for everybody involved, organisers, 
> curators, artists, visitors. My guess is that for some of them it is a 
> matter of 'pecunia non olet' ("money does not stink"), and the 
> opportunity to show artworks in a (formally, spatially) generous context.
> 
> In the absence of a collective (what I think you disappointedly refer to 
> as "this list"), decisions and actions are taken individually, 
> especially when it comes to issues that affect us individually, like 
> paying the bills, or getting a job, or having a name.
> 
> Just my two cents worth...
> 
> -a
> 
> 
> Am 29.04.23 um 18:06 schrieb Carsten Stabenow:
>> dear list,
>> sorry for beeing maybe too cryptic.
>>
>> but for those who might not have heard about this - there is a big 
>> media art show running in leipzig at this moment - 
>> https://www.dimensions-digital-art.de/
>> 50 artists, some iconic works i was looking forward seeing again until 
>> i learned, that the main sponsor of this show is PALANTIR - one of the 
>> most frightening big data companies in the world.
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir_Technologies
>>
>> for me it’s kind of alarming, that nobody really seems to care that 
>> weapon industry (and thats what it is) is funding art shows. did the 
>> artists know beforehand?
>> there was some press (see below) but it seems there is no real 
>> discussion. (at least i’m not aware of.)
>>
>>
>> Palentir sponsert Schau zur digitalen Kunst  (faz 21.4.23)
>> https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kunst-und-architektur/walter-smerling-eroeffnet-digitalschau-dimensions-18835926.html?GEPC=s30
>>
>> Liebe Kunst, erlöse uns (zeit 21.4.23)
>> https://www.zeit.de/2023/17/ausstellung-dimensions-leipzig-palantir-sponsor
>>
>> Der Untergang der Kunst (Kreuzer 22.4.23)
>> https://kreuzer-leipzig.de/2023/04/22/der-untergang-der-kunst
>>
>> Walter Smerling plant neue Ausstellung (süddeutsche 1.3.23)
>> https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/walter-smerling-leipzig-digitalkunst-palantir-1.5760664
>>
>> Daten als neue Munition (taz 9.3.23)
>> https://taz.de/Ukraine-nutzt-KI-von-Palantir/!5917538&s=palantir/
>>
>> How the algorithm tipped the balance in Ukraine (washington post 
>> 19.12.22)
>> https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/19/palantir-algorithm-data-ukraine-war/
>>
>> Palantir wirbt mit KI-Plattform zur Kriegsführung (heise 28.4.23)
>> https://www.heise.de/news/Palantir-wirbt-mit-KI-Plattform-zur-Kriegsfuehrung-8981871.html
>>
>>
>> have a nice weekend, c.