Critique is not necessarily negative; it can also be a gentle refusal, a turning away from what exists, a longing, wishful thinking, a desire, and even a dream.

Dunne, A., & Raby, F. (2013). Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming. The MIT Press.

#criticaldesign

Bei feindseliger Architektur geht es nicht nur um Parkbänke. Es geht um die Linien, die wir auf Karten zeichnen, und um den Stahl, den wir in den Boden rammen.

◤ GRENZEN SIND FEINDSELIG.

Eine Erkundung der Schnittstelle zwischen Design und Geopolitik.

#hostilearchitecture #nonationsnoborders #criticaldesign #streetwear

What a marvel!
Let’s hope no semiologist gets hurt reading this piece :)

Art is becoming increasingly essential in asserting our cultural autonomy against a technological determinism that, more often than not, exists solely in the minds of those who take the Gartner Hype Cycle as gospel and the marketing of major consulting firms as sacred writ.

The space of critique is our salvation.
The future is a space for self-determination.

[Link to article: Meet the Artist Using Ritual Magic to Trap Self-Driving Cars – Vice]

https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-the-artist-using-ritual-magic-to-trap-self-driving-cars-2/

#ArtAsResistance #CriticalDesign #TechnologicalDeterminism #CulturalAutonomy #SpeculativeArt #AIArt #TechCriticism #FutureIsNow #SelfDrivingCars #RitualMagic #ContemporaryArt #AutonomyVsAutomation #DigitalCulture #PostDigitalArt

*Anthony Dunne of Dunne & Raby goes to modern China #criticaldesign #photography #travel

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dunneandraby/albums/72177720318428352/