The Yes Men

I've thought a lot about the Yes Men since last Tuesday when we went over them in class. I never even considered, well, practical jokes for lack of a better term, as an art form never mind a new media art. But a lot of what the Yes Men are doing really resonates me. I've been thinking a lot about how we can reach people as artists, and it doesn't get any better than making your point sarcastically and live on national television. I really like how they sort of used their wits to put the chemical company in a stalemate. They created an action that required for immediate reaction, and by doing so exposed the evils of a pretty important corporation.

I also really liked what Knep was doing with Labyrinths and microscopic worms, but I'm not sure if he wants that information to leak all over the internet yet since he just started working on it. Some artists are weird like that. I'm currently reading a book that has a lot to say about Labyrinths.