Duty Free Art

这不是一本供人收藏的艺术理论经典，而像一场持续发问的思想突袭。作者Hito Steyerl以九十余页的篇幅，把镜头对准当代艺术最尴尬的处境：当军火商为博物馆赞助、顶级画作沦为金融市场的交易筹码、观众被“注射”进推特流时，艺术还能做什么？读者反复提及的，正是她那种“提出问题远比解决问题更重要”的锋利——从数据监控、神经策展到“没有面包就吃艺术”的荒诞，她让批判理论与视觉经验当场碰撞。适合那些不愿被艺术体制安抚、却仍想为艺术找到政治出路的读者；它不提供答案，只负责把习以为常的边界撕开。

Hito Steyerl is one of the leading artists working in video today. Her work explores the divisions between art, philosophy, and politics. She has had solo exhibitions at, among others, MOCA, LA; the Reina Sofia, Madrid; and the ICA, London. She has participated in the Venice Biennale, Shanghai Biennale, Documenta, and Manifesta. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Tate Modern. She is the author of The Wretched of the Screen and writes in numerous periodicals. She is currently a Professor of New Media Art at the Berlin University of the Arts.