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    Design and Architecture

    Dystopian Drawings

    Artist Laurie Lipton makes highly-detailed, black and white, pencil drawings that depict a Dystopian and darkly humorous view of our dependence on technology. She talks about her worldview as shown in her recent show, Techno Rococo, on display at the Ace Gallery in Los Angeles. Photo: Lucia Loiso

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    By Frances Anderton • Mar 1, 2016 • 1 min read

    Artist Laurie Lipton makes highly-detailed, black and white, pencil drawings that depict a Dystopian and darkly humorous view of our dependence on technology. She talks about her worldview as shown in her recent show, Techno Rococo, on display at the Ace Gallery in Los Angeles.

    Photo: Lucia Loiso

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    The Design and Culture of Surveillance
    1. 0:30Surveillance Anxiety
    2. 15:02Design and Violence
    3. 22:16Dystopian DrawingsYou’re reading this
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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    The Design and Culture of Surveillance
    1. 0:30Surveillance Anxiety
    2. 15:02Design and Violence
    3. 22:16Dystopian DrawingsYou’re reading this
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