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1:00 PM-2:00 PM, PT
The Capitalist Gene by Sam Lavigne
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Online Online
- Language English
- Price Admission free
Created by the Goethe-Institut & Rosy DX, an initiative exploring the topics of utopias and dystopias through hybrid artistic projects.
On 18th February Sam Lavigne will challenge contemporary narratives of economics with the launch of The Capitalist Gene. Lavigne questions whether capitalism is written in our DNA based on the often unspoken assumption that our current political, cultural and economic realities are fundamentally unalterable because they are products of “human nature” itself. The Capitalist Gene is an attempt to tackle this assumption, by collecting genetic samples from noted capitalists and capitalistic ambients, in an unprecedented effort to isolate capitalism on a genetic level.
The launch will instruct audiences on how to support the artist on his endeavor.
Sam Lavigne is an artist and educator based in New York whose work deals with data, surveillance, cops, natural language processing, and automation. Sam studied Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago and has a Master in Professional Studies at Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University. He describes his work as "online interventions that surface the frequently opaque political and economic conditions that shape computational technologies". Sam Lavigne is the co-founder of the ‘Stupid Shit No One Needs’ and ‘Terrible Ideas Hackathon’ as well as the founding editor of ‘Useless Press’. His most recent projects ‘Zoom Escaper’ and ‘Zoom Deleter’ are especially topical in the times of the pandemic.
This event is part of the Jemand Society. For more information, visit www.jemandsociety.com.
On 18th February Sam Lavigne will challenge contemporary narratives of economics with the launch of The Capitalist Gene. Lavigne questions whether capitalism is written in our DNA based on the often unspoken assumption that our current political, cultural and economic realities are fundamentally unalterable because they are products of “human nature” itself. The Capitalist Gene is an attempt to tackle this assumption, by collecting genetic samples from noted capitalists and capitalistic ambients, in an unprecedented effort to isolate capitalism on a genetic level.
The launch will instruct audiences on how to support the artist on his endeavor.
Sam Lavigne is an artist and educator based in New York whose work deals with data, surveillance, cops, natural language processing, and automation. Sam studied Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago and has a Master in Professional Studies at Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University. He describes his work as "online interventions that surface the frequently opaque political and economic conditions that shape computational technologies". Sam Lavigne is the co-founder of the ‘Stupid Shit No One Needs’ and ‘Terrible Ideas Hackathon’ as well as the founding editor of ‘Useless Press’. His most recent projects ‘Zoom Escaper’ and ‘Zoom Deleter’ are especially topical in the times of the pandemic.
This event is part of the Jemand Society. For more information, visit www.jemandsociety.com.