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    Henry Auditorium
    Thursday, November 20, 2014, 7:00 PM — Saturday, November 22, 2014, 3:30 PM

    Symposium: Surveillance & Privacy: Art, Law, and Social Practice

    Henry Art Gallery, in collaboration with the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS), will host Surveillance & Privacy: Art, Law, and Social Practice, a multi-day symposium focusing on the response of artists and cultural institutions to issues related to privacy and surveillance. Examining historical attitudes, contemporary perspectives, and prognostications about the future of privacy, the symposium will explore how changes in technology, law, and social practices intermingle and impact public perceptions and cultural behavior. Among the works featured for analysis during the symposium is the Henry’s interactive art installation Sanctum, created by UW professors and artists James Coupe and Juan Pampin and installed on the museum’s façade.
    In addition to project-focused sessions and panel discussions (November 22, Henry Auditorium), the symposium will feature evening lectures by Marc Rotenberg (November 20, Kane Hall) and Edward A. Shanken (November 21, Henry Auditorium). There will also be a pre-conference lecture co-sponsored by the UW Tech Policy Lab with author and activist Cory Doctorow (October 25, Kane Hall).
    CREDITS

    The Henry gratefully acknowledges generous support from the Simpson Center for the Humanities for this program.

    ADMISSION

    FREE

    PROGRAM PARTNERS

    Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media

    ACCESS
    This event is public.
    ACCESSIBILITY
    The Henry strives to be accessible to all visitors. Please visit our accessibility page for more information or contact Museum Services at 206.221.3850 or email us with questions or needs.

    Infrared camera image taken from an American drone. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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    <p>Process image of&nbsp;<a href="http://henryart.org/exhibitions/sanctum">Sanctum</a>. Screenshot from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBWk__eh2aI" target="_blank">James Coupe and Juan Pampin: Sanctum</a>.</p>
    Talks & Performances

    Surveillance & Privacy: Sessions and panel discussions

    November 22, 2014
    <p>Security camera. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Author: Ildar Sagdejev.</p>
    Talks & Performances

    Edward A. Shanken: Surveillance Art and Critical Social Practice

    November 21, 2014
    <p>MQ-1 Predator Drone. Source: Wikimedia Commons.</p>
    Talks & Performances
    Lecture: Marc Rotenberg
    November 20, 2014
    <p>Cory Doctorow. Photo credit: Jonathan Worth</p>
    Talks & Performances

    Cory Doctorow:
    Alice, Bob and Clapper: What Snowden taught us about privacy

    October 25, 2014
    <p>James Coupe and Juan Pampin. <em>Sanctum</em>. Installation view. Photo credit: R.J. Sánchez</p>
    Exhibitions
    Sanctum
    May 4, 2013 – August 23, 2015