Mechanisms
By: curated by Anthony Huberman
Contributors: CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts; Wiener Secession
Publisher: CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts; In collaboration with Roma Publications
Published: 2017
Place of publication: San Francisco; Amsterdam
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789492811042
Subjects: Modern Arts; Exhibitions
Description: This catalogue accompanies a group show at CCA Wattis in San Francisco, curated by Anthony Huberman. It reflects on ways the "machine" determines how we live and what we believe in. A machine is also a mechanism, not just a physical object but also an abstract ideology. The artworks point to the forms and instruments that make up our technological infrastructure, as well as to the values they are designed to enforce. Contesting a world that rewards efficiency, speed, and productivity, the participating artists test existing systems with inefficient machines, impossible tools, wasted time, and elaborate protocols that misalign outputs and inputs.
Notes: Published on occasion of the exhibition held at the CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco, October 12, 2017-February 24, 2018; and at the Secession, Vienna, summer 2018.

Includes bibliographical references.