Space race fakery, a CIA manual and a 10ft man: group show in Florida reveals the art of deception
about 5 months ago (12/08/2023)
Space race fakery, a CIA manual and a 10ft man: group show in Florida reveals the art of deception Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Art Basel in Miami Beach 2023 review Space race fakery, a CIA manual and a 10ft man: group show in Florida reveals the art of deception Boca Raton Museum of Art exhibition explores the evolution of illusion through a contemporary lens Torey Akers 8 December 2023 Share A fibreglass Merma (2022), incorporating a video projection performance by Dominique Bousquet, is part of Tony Oursler’s Creature Features installation Tony Oursler As Miami Art Week winds down, the Boca Raton Museum of Art is keeping the magic going with an enchanted offering: Smoke and Mirrors: Magical Thinking in Contemporary Art , a thematic exhibition that seeks truth through the lens of deception. Sleights of hand and feats of illusion abound throughout the show, but more ambitious enquiries into political disinformation, “alternative facts” and deepfake-enabling technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) set Smoke and Mirrors apart as a poignant curatorial undertaking. The exhibition is anchored by a gallery of installations by the American multimedia artist Tony Oursler and features works in a range of media by Jim Shaw, Sarah Charlesworth, Glenn Kaino, Urs Fischer, The Yes Men and others.