FLOWCHARTS

THIS MONOGRAPH FEATURES PAOLO CIRIO'S CONCEPTS, MODELS, AND INTERVENTIONS UTILIZING THE FLOWCHART AS ARTISTIC MEDIUM. CIRIO'S WORK CHALLENGES AND INVESTIGATES THE ECONOMICS, POLITICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND SEMIOTICS OF THE GLOBAL INFORMATION ORDER. THIS SURVEY FEATURES THE ARTIST'S USE OF FLOWCHARTS AS A VISUAL STRATEGY FOR SOPHISTICATED APPARATUSES, IDEAS, AND ACTIONS. CIRIO'S RESEARCH, INTERVENTIONISM, ACTIVISM, AND INTELLECTUAL ENGAGEMENT ARE PRESENTED IN INSTALLATIONS AND ARTIFACTS BOTH IN DIALOGUE WITH THE LEGACY OF CONCEPTUAL ART AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF CONTEMPORARY ART. ARTWORKS: Foundations; Meaning; Sociality; Daily Paywall; Global Direct; Art Commodities; World Currency; Loophole for All; Gift Finance - P2P Gift Credit Cards; Hacking Monopolism Trilogy; Face to Facebook; Amazon Noir; Google Will Eat Itself; Open Society Structures; and early sketches.