Art in the Age of Siege

Abstract

The metaphor of flight has dominated the era of globalization. Even those who have never left home are affected by the movements of others and by the arrival of new messages. The flows of traffic in this new network have accelerated to new levels, and the directions of movement have multiplied and leapt across the well-worn paths. The movement of ideas, capital and people is faster and wilder than at any point in history. In this massive race to pass on information, to circulate symbols, to move from one place to another, no culture can exist in isolation. However, as nation-states welcome the advances of capital and new technology, paradoxically, they are fortifying their borders against mi..