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 The Medium - Minneapolis, MN Posted by:  meralgia
N 44° 58.455 W 093° 14.042
15T E 481546 N 4980116
"All media work us over completely. They are so persuasive in their personal, political, economic, aesthetic, moral, ethical, and social consequences that they leave no part of us untouched, unaffected, and unaltered. The medium is the message."
Waymark Code: WM49GD
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2008
Views: 20
The plaque says the following:
Janet Zweig
The Medium, 2002
stainless steel, plexiglass, cameras, monitors, and computer
Joshua Goldberg and Jasper Speicher, video image processing
Steven Johnson at Rainvolle-Carlson, steel fabrication
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum collection
"All media work us over completely. They are so persuasive in their personal, political, economic, aesthetic, moral, ethical, and social consequences that they leave no part of us untouched, unaffected, and unaltered. The medium is the message." - Marshall McLuhan, The Medium is the Message, 1967
This project was made possible through the University of Minnesota Percent for Art in Public Places program, with support from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
(This piece of art was not "working" when I visited it.)
Title: The Medium
Artist: Janet Zweig
Media (materials) used: stainless steel, plexiglass, cameras, monitors, and computer
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Murphy Hall, interior
Date of creation or placement: 2002
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