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Seeds of Consciousness: Bioethical Activism in Critical Art Ensemble’s "Molecular Invasion"

Freay, Emily M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1470043895

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2016, MA, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Art History.
The work of Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) intersects between multiple disciplines and practices, from graphic design and installation, to biological experiments and political activism. Michel Foucault’s identification of issues regarding population control as concern for biopolitical debate fosters an obligation for eco artists and activists in the age of biological engineering. As primary media outlets only scratch the surface of contemporary biopolitical problems, CAE assumes the role of orator within the dialogical forums that the group’s work initiates, Molecular Invasion [Fig. 1] (2002), shown at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., presented a science-theater experiment to inform viewers of bioethical issues regarding Monsanto’s Roundup Ready® seeds. This study highlights CAE’s methods of information representation, collective research, archival study, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Kimberly Paice, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Morgan Thomas, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Maia Toteva, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
51 p.
Art History
bioethics; Critical Art Ensemble; biotechnology; bioart; Monsanto; Molecular Invasion

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  • Freay, E. M. (2016). Seeds of Consciousness: Bioethical Activism in Critical Art Ensemble’s "Molecular Invasion" [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1470043895

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Freay, Emily. Seeds of Consciousness: Bioethical Activism in Critical Art Ensemble’s "Molecular Invasion". 2016. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1470043895.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Freay, Emily. "Seeds of Consciousness: Bioethical Activism in Critical Art Ensemble’s "Molecular Invasion"." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1470043895

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