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Travis Lindquist
Travis Lindquist was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1969 and grew up in idyllic seaside communities of Cape Cod. Lindquist committed himself to the arts and graduated from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He is primarily a painter but has branched out into other mediums, including sculpture, video, photography, sound, collaboration, and digital animation.
Lindquist began his artistic career in Boston, and from 1987 to 1997, he showed in many preeminent Boston venues, including The Institute of Contemporary Art, the Harbor Art Gallery at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, The Museum of Urban Art and Culture, the Boston Architecture Center.
In 1997, he moved south to Austin, Texas, where he worked as an animator on Richard Linklater's movie Waking Life, as well as exhibited his digital work in a number of showcases with the Austin Museum of Digital Art. During that time he also continued to actively pursue painting and showed at the Texas Fine
Arts Association now the Arthouse at the Jones Center for Contemporary Art (Austin), the Conduit Gallery (Dallas), and the Four Seasons Hotel (Austin).
Lindquist relocated again in 2002, this time to New York, where he reunited with former Boston collaborators David Hochbaum and Colin Burns and gave birth to the Goldmine Shithouse ("GMSH"), a collaboration group that focuses on instillation performance art while still creating art objects
(e.g., painting, drawing, collage, photo, and sculpture) that are relics of the performance process. Although collaboration has always played an important part in Lindquist's work, it has never been as profound as with the GMSH.
Since the inception of the GMSH, the trio has been traveling extensively both domestically and internationally, creating exhibitions in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Miami, Salt Lake City, and Stockholm. Future exhibitions are planned for Berlin and London. In addition to his considerable efforts with the GMSH, Lindquist remains committed to continuing his extensive solo art career.
CIA Mind Control Cell Tower
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“CIA CELL TOWER” MONITORS LOCAL INTERNET USERS’ WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS
NYC Residents Launching High-Tech Post 9-11 Neighborhood Watch Program
September 11, 2007
Brooklyn NY- Capla Kesting Fine Art announced plans to build a 10-foot-tall cell tower designed to capture, monitor and rebroadcast wireless signals were announced today in the internet-savvy neighborhood of Williamsburg Brooklyn. The tower, named “CIA Cell Tower” will be constructed at 121 Roebling Street and unveiled during the Conflux Festival, an event organized to promote awareness of the city.
Possible terrorist cells close to the east river are targeted as candidates for Wi-Fi “eavesdropping” to ensure our safety. Proponents of the tower point to the August 3rd scare of a homemade submarine coming within striking distance of The Queen Mary 2 which was docked on the Brooklyn side of the East River
“Though they are not involved in the construction or operation of the tower, government agencies such as the NSA and the CIA can benefit from its use,” said John Leo from Capla Kesting Fine Art, whose gallery contracted the construction of the tower based on illustrations and paintings from their exhibiting artist Travis Lindquist. ”It is not an invasion of privacy but, a symbol of how far our government is willing to go to ensure our private space is an extension of their ability to protect us.”
Local developers competing for rental and loft sale revenue have been offering free wireless internet services as an attractive addition to their properties, unknowingly exposing themselves and their users to potential snooping.
“Developers are prime candidates for assisting in the use of this tower, they will provide a broad spectrum of internet users to spy on and the unsecured wireless signal in which to use,” said David Kesting, director of the Capla Kesting Fine Art gallery.
Congress’ recently approved changes to the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows the NSA to monitor domestic conversations and e-mails and provides the legal standing for the cell tower’s construction.
“The tower allows groups like the NSA to collect data intercepted through e-mails and internet traffic on unsecured Wi-Fi connections without having to approach internet service providers such as AT&T Inc. This will eliminate the U.S. government’s alleged complicity in current class-action lawsuits filed by consumers who feel their privacy has been violated,” explained John Leo.
Construction of the cell tower started today, the 6th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and will finish for an unveiling on Friday, September 14th at 7:00 PM at Capla Kesting Fine Art, 121 Roebling St., Brooklyn, NY. Travis Lindquist’s exhibition, Times Like This One, will be on display until September 23. Gallery hours are 1:00 – 6:00 pm Thursday thru Monday, or by appointment. Media contact for the gallery, John Leo can be reached at 917-292-8865 or gallery director David Kesting at 917-650-3760, via email at info @ caplakesting.com and online at http://www.caplakesting.com The Conflux Festival can be reached at http://confluxfestival.org
Founded in October of 2003 by artists David Kesting and Lincoln Capla, Capla Kesting Fine Art has become synonymous with the exposure of underground artists. Created primarily as a venue to expose their work, and that of their talented group of friends CKFA has developed a reputation for their off the beaten path approach to advancing the public’s knowledge of premier talents that demand our attention.
“We’re not here making a statement. We’re just showing art we think deserves to be shown. The goal and whole idea of the place is to help bring artists that we respect and enjoy to the attention of the public.” – Capla Kesting Fine Art
Directions: Bedford Ave L train Stop. Exit the subway walking west on North 7th, away from river, 2 blocks to Roebling, then proceed south 2 blocks to North 5th. The gallery is located on the corner of North 5th and Roebling.
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Conflux is the annual NYC festival for contemporary psychogeography where international artists, technologists, urban adventurers and the public put investigations of everyday city life into practice on the streets.
