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Identy Theft or Art?
Off-Ramp with John Rabe Hero Image
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Dan Carino
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Jan 12, 2008
Identy Theft or Art?
Queena Kim tells John about a controversial new show at the Hammer Museum that raises questions about art and privacy in the Information Age. Artist Kaari Upson found notes and papers of a neighbor, did a Google search and created an art project out of it.
Kiss, 2007, Oil on Canvas by Kaari Upson.
Kiss, 2007, Oil on Canvas by Kaari Upson.
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Courtesy Hammer Museum
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Queena Kim tells John about a controversial new show at the Hammer Museum that raises questions about art and privacy in the Information Age. Artist Kaari Upson found notes and papers of a neighbor, did a Google search and created an art project out of it.

Queena Kim tells John about a controversial new show at the Hammer Museum that raises questions about art and privacy in the Information Age. Artist Kaari Upson found notes and papers of a neighbor, did a Google search and created an art project out of it.