The following concerns someone I know and feel deeply, and has contributed to my development as an artist, Steve Kurtz.
On the morning of May 30, two members of the Critical Art Ensemble were subpoenaed by the FBI on their way to the “Interventionists” art show in which their work appears. Subpoenas were issued because Critical Art Ensemble members used biological materials as part of the artwork. On its Web site, Critical Art Ensemble describes itself as “a collective of five artists of various specializations dedicated to exploring the intersections between art, technology, radical politics and critical theory.”
“I feel harassed and hassled,” member da Costa added, “but mostly I feel sorry for Steve Kurtz because he lost his wife and his life has been a nightmare ever since and he didn’t even have time to grieve.”