Thaddeus Strode s vibrant large-scale paintings are universes unto themselves: wild mash-ups of California surf and skateboard culture, Zen philosophy, rock music, literature, film, and comic books. "Absolutes and Nothings" marks the artist s first major museum show, presented as part of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum s Contemporary Projects series.
Strode s images draw on a wealth of motifs inspired by a broad range of sources in popular culture, freely combined with the artist s own creations. The strength and visual pleasure of Strode s aesthetic come from his self-reflexive...

We are in the dawn of the drone age, a turning point in history when the United States and other countries are increasingly using unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor behavior, collect data, conduct surveillance, and wage wars. As the ubiquitous vision and remote engagement of drones redefine contemporary policing and warfare, their impact is filtering into art and visual culture, generating new investigations into issues of visibility, technology, and fear.

Considering an international array of video, sculpture, installation, photography, and web-based projects, this volume, the catalog...