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| Boris Litvinov, Data Harvester, discarded parts of household electronics, 31 x 16" |
Feeling called to action in the last year, artist Boris Litvinov produced a body of work drastically different from his typical stonework. The works in
End of Privacy find Litvinov discarding the traditions of stone carving in favor of found objects and a microelectronic material palette.
End of Privacy is a dive into social media’s function as instrumental tool in the spreading of false information, propaganda, and “fake news.”
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| Boris Litvinov, Ads Attack Kids, found electronic parts and epoxy resin, 25.5 x 44.5" |
Previously living under the totalitarian rule of the Soviet era, Litvinov and his family aimed to live under the concept of a free society governed by a true, functioning and healthy democracy. However, since the last election, there has been an alarming increase in the number of hate crimes, calls for violent rhetoric, basic human decency, and empathy from the current administration and president. There has been a systematic, unabated obfuscation of reality, an assault on facts and truth, chaos disguised as political strategy, tax cuts for the rich, overt and blatant obstruction of justice, treasonous behavior domestically and internationally, disregard for and complete ignorance of the content of the foundational document of this great country - all committed by or because of one person whose only concern is for himself.
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| Boris Litvinov, Propaganda Machine, discarded parts of household electronics, 34 x 34" |
End of Privacy asks us to look at our own role in the propaganda machine and how our own social media presence may contribute to an atmosphere of toxicity, lies, and hostility.
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| Boris Litvinov, Data Storage, discarded parts of household electronics, 29 x 20" |
The exhibition runs through September 22, 2018
Artist Talk: Saturday, September 15, 3pm
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