Don’t Delete Art: Is Social Media Beyond Our Control?
A conversation with Emma Shapiro, Elizabeth Larison, Sibila Sotomayor Van Rysseghem, and Jenin Yaseen
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Location
Spring Studios
50 Varick Street New York, NY 10013About this event
- 1 hour 30 minutes
Don’t Delete Art: Is Social Media Beyond Our Control?
This is a free event, but registration is required.
Art censorship is alive and well on social media, where major tech companies serve as arbiters, dictating what content is seen and what is banned or pushed into the digital margins through algorithmic control. This can have dire consequences for emerging artists who use online platforms to build their careers, earn income, and display their art in otherwise repressive societies.
Emma Shapiro (Don't Delete Art), Elizabeth Larison (National Coalition Against Censorship), Sibila Sotomayor Van Rysseghem (LASTESIS), and Palestinian-American visual artist Jenin Yaseen will explore the reality of artistic suppression on social media and the tangible impacts censorship on digital platforms can have on artists' livelihoods, emotional well-being, and free expression.
Presented by 'Artists at Risk Connection' and 'Art at a Time Like This.'
Dangerous Art, Endangered Artists is an event series featuring interdisciplinary discussions to highlight the challenges of censorship faced by artists around the world and foster unity within the artistic community in defense of artistic freedom and human rights.
Visit https://artistsatriskconnection.org/ for more information about Dangerous Art, Endangered Artists, including the conference held in June 7-8 at BRIC.
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