The Center for Tactical Magic is an American artist group[4] launched in 2000[1] and based in the San Francisco Bay Area[2] that engages in research, development, and deployment of actions, events and community-based projects that combine art, magic and politics.[5] In 2017, the founder of the Center was detained at San Francisco International Airport and interrogated by members of a Tactical Terrorism Response Team without explanation.[6]
Center for Tactical Magic | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Contemporary Art |
| Notable work | Universal Keys, Magic(k) Wands,[1] Witches' Cradles,[2][1] The Tactical Ice Cream Unit,[2] Cricket-Activated Defense System[3] |
| Website | tacticalmagic.org |
Their work has been presented at the Museum of Capitalism, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art and Grand Arts.[7]
In 2013, the group ran a Bank Heist Contest, offering $1000 for the best bank robbery proposal.[1][8]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d Coombs, Gretchen (17 April 2014). "See to believe: the Center for Tactical Magic's sleight of hand". Journal of Aesthetics & Culture. 6 (1): 23713. doi:10.3402/jac.v6.23713.
- ^ a b c Coombs, Gretchen (2014). "Activism, art and social practice: a case study using Jacques Ranciere's framework for analysis". Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference of the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand.
- ^ "Action". Center for Tactical Magic. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Spampinato, Francesco (2014). Come together : the rise of cooperative art and design (First ed.). ISBN 1616892684.
- ^ "Center for Tactical Magic". www.tacticalmagic.org. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ BosqueSeptember 4, 2021, Melissa del BosqueMelissa del. "Secretive CBP Counterterrorism Teams Interrogated 180,000 U.S. Citizens Over Two-Year Period". The Intercept. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Thompson, Nato; Noordeman, Arjen. The interventionists : users' manual for the creative disruption of everyday life. MASS MoCA. ISBN 026220150X.
- ^ "Center for Tactical Magic". www.tacticalmagic.org. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
Further reading
edit- "Why Was Artist Aaron Gach Detained?". artnet News. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- Bosque, Melissa del BosqueMelissa del. "Secretive CBP Counterterrorism Teams Interrogated 180,000 U.S. Citizens Over Two-Year Period". The Intercept. Retrieved 7 September 2021.