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lgray420's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
sarkycogs's review against another edition
5.0
Philosophy at the intersection of modern art, markets, politics, war, and the fractured, filtered, digital present times. It's a collection of separate articles and talks but they all feed into each other, building a toolkit for modern media critique. Steyerl has the ability to draw connections in the most unlikely places and I totally buy it every time. Art is inextricable from the shady off-the-grid funders as well as the palatial exhibition displays by authoritarians in need of PR. But so are we all implicated by our place in the web of post-post-modern capitalism, late-neoliberal decline, and rising global conflict.
I bought this on a whim and completely loved it. For the heady and heavy subject matter it's witty and even funny. The breadth of critique is impressive and engaging. And although the launching point is modern art, so many of the conclusions spoke to me and my everyday experience with the internet, mass media, and the varied planes of modern life. This is my favorite nonfiction I've read in memory.
I bought this on a whim and completely loved it. For the heady and heavy subject matter it's witty and even funny. The breadth of critique is impressive and engaging. And although the launching point is modern art, so many of the conclusions spoke to me and my everyday experience with the internet, mass media, and the varied planes of modern life. This is my favorite nonfiction I've read in memory.
rouxpiacentini's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
4.5
redservant's review against another edition
5.0
9.5/10 - One of the most interesting books I’ve ever read. This will definitely have to be reread several times to get the most out of it. Although I can’t claim to understand everything, I loved Steyerl’s writing styles expressiveness and originality, an originality I prefer over simplification in her case.
scf2ke's review against another edition
4.0
Less about art than I anticipated and a lot more focused on the contemporary Art in relation to politics and globalization. Steyerl’s work makes a lot more sense after reading her well-supported theories. A lot of interesting topics about the future of new media art, at times it was a little dense or too abstract to me, but my favorite essay was called International Disco Latin!
prcizmadia's review against another edition
4.0
Some parts of this blew my mind while some didn’t, but the analysis is always compete and compelling. You don’t find yourself to this book by accident so if you’re here, you’re meant to be. Pick it up.