Getting Closer to Bigger Screens

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By Richard Wright

The BBC's Live Sites 2012 program is set to roll out 60 big screens in urban centres around the UK by 2012. Considering the vague agenda currently guiding their use, Richard Wright asks whether these big screens will ever open themselves to creative use or simply remain giant TVs controlled by giants.

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In this article from Mute magazine, Richard Wright makes informed projections about the potential consequences, especially in relation to access and power, of large screens in the urban environment.

Originally posted on Mute magazine - Culture and politics after the net - CULTURE AND POLITICS AFTER THE NET by Rhizome