CourtesyThe Ulrich Museum of Art at 麻豆传媒 will open the Evan Roth/Intellectual Property Donor exhibition Saturday, Jan. 24. This show occupies an irregular zone at the intersection of free culture and popular culture, where viral media meets art, and graffiti connects with technology.
"The Ulrich is excited to present such a timely and relevant exhibition to our community," said Bob Workman, director of the Ulrich Museum. "Evan Roth鈥檚 works are playful but ask serious questions. Roth walks a line between misuse through hacking and empowerment of activists through the use of technology."
This nationally touring exhibition highlights Evan Roth鈥檚 recent works from 2009 to 2014, including a series of sculptures made from motion tracked graffiti data, an interactive installation that invites visitors to create their own pirate TED talks, and 1,700 smartphone-screen-sized ink prints of the gestures required to beat the 300 levels of the popular video game "Angry Birds."
"With the issue of 'net neutrality' repeatedly popping up in the news, there couldn鈥檛 be a better time to have a show that looks at the power granted to individuals in the digital age," said Jennifer Lane, public relations and marketing manager, Ulrich Museum. "Evan Roth explores intellectual property rights-a complex issue further complicated within the digital realm, as well as the power of ownership."
Based in Paris, Evan Roth received his MFA from Parsons the New School for Design. Roth co-founded the Graffiti Research Lab in 2005, and the Free Art and Technology Lab, an arts and free culture collective, in 2007.
Evan Roth//Intellectual Property Donor on view through April 12.
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