In last part of the book, New Media in Art by Michael Rush mentions artist Paul Garrin, white devil, (1993) an interactive cinema installation. The viewers are placed in middle of imaginary neighborhood as they pass through the the gallery space surveillance cameras track their gestures and dangerous dog appears on video screens to scare them. Similar, to how stereo-profiling is in some neighborhoods. Mainly, ones that are not use to having people of different backgrounds. But at the same time this also views that everyone is suspicious regardless of race, ethnic, or religion. Treated as equals in the view of the cameras and the dog. Terrifying movie.
In the book, New Media in Art, by Michael Rush mentions artists in the last century are experimenting more with mix media (7). Incorporating readymade objects, personal trinkets, and recyclable objects, focusing on the emotion rather than technical skills. Rush references a famous artist, Marcel Duchamp that changed the focus of what is a fine art. Duchamp for example famous piece controversial "fountain" sculpture was not considered art because it was ready-made that had no creat. However, it is an art because it was Duchamp protest towards the Art Galleries and Museums because who are they decide what is art. Art does not have definitive rules of what qualifies as art, there might be tasteful art and distasteful art (22). I think it should be up to the artist and audience to consider what is art, tasteful otherwise.
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