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Independence Day 2004
edition of inkjet posters
poster for POST-Chicago, text reads as follows: "The problem with CD as it is now understood is that it has no
effect on the core of organization; instead, it tends to
concentrate on one localized sedentary structure. In the case of
national or multinational institutions, such actions are no more
disruptive than a fly biting an elephant. Back when power was
centralized in sedentary locations, this strategy made sense, but
it is vain now that power is decentralized. To dominate strategic
sites in physical space was once the key source of power, but now
domination rests on the ability of an institution to move where
resistance is absent, in conjunction with the ability to
temporarily appropriate a given physical space as needed. For an
oppositional force to conquer key points in physical space in no
way threatens an institution. Let us assume that a group of
dissidents managed to occupy the White House. It might prove
embarrassing for the administration in power and for the Secret
Service, but in no way would this occupation actually disrupt the
efficient functioning of executive power. The presidential office
would simply move to another location. The physical space of the
White House is only a hollow representation of presidential
authority; it is not essential to it." - Critical Art Ensemble 1997
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