Hito Steyerl

"Eddie's shark has not previously been considered art because it was displayed by a businessman pursuing his hobby. Damien's shark has been considered art because it was displayed by, erm... a businessman pursuing his hobby."

"A major current critical fallacy is to assume that the display of an object, which is an intrinsic part of an experience, in any way interprets a theme or deals with the issue of that experience."

about procedural content in game development

"(...) the roles that are taken up in an online community that's based around a "thing" (...). You'd choose to wear that mask and then hop on stage and do the dance that so many have done before you."

"At times they adopt the stance of a simple research worker and at others they behave as if they were the representatives of some supernatural power on earth trying to satisfy their desire to go beyond human powers."