Art in the City: Top Five Shows in 2006
by Kate Lowenstein
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Jon Kessler: The Palace at 4am (P.S. 1)
Lo-fi kinetic sculptures recorded and then broadcast live footage in the chaotic gallery space, which was crammed full of Kessler’s Rube Goldbergian machines. The material cast a critical glance at George Bush, war, torture and reality TV, all while including — and thus implicating — the viewers caught on tape.
