Date of Award
Fall 1-5-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Tom Weaver
Second Advisor
Susan Crile
Academic Program Adviser
Susan Crile
Abstract
Over the past several centuries, the grid has colonized nearly every aspect of human life. This text traces the development of the grid in technology and art, and links the grid’s proliferation to the rise of modern governance. The grid has become the primary tool by which government exerts social control via the production of spectacle. As such, artists have increasingly recognized the grid as a central problematic to confront rather than reiterate. Within this context, I consider two of my videos: Today’s News (2020) and Tiles (2020).
Recommended Citation
Sherman, Sam, "The Grid as Organizing Principle of Space, Information, Time, and Display" (2021). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/655