U.F.O. Over the Statue of Liberty? 'The Banksy of Monuments' Strikes Again - The New York Times

A commercial artist has used an apparently injured/dead alien figure and image of a flying saucer as part of an elaborate art installation-centered spoof, suckering people in Battery Park into believing a 1977 tugboat tragedy that never was. This story has multiple levels. One, decried recently by De Void's Billy Cox, is the New York Times seemingly abandoning its hard-hitting journalism stance so briefly displayed late last year. The purpose of author Corey Kilgannon, however, is to highlight this example of what French science fiction writer and developer Stephane Beauverger means by 'Imaginary Facts': What Happens When Fiction Looks Factual? With this article The Guardian's Anna Turner expands the intriguing scope of the Kilgannon piece with Finnish, British, and American examples including video games, podcasts, and even a museum dedicated to a company "specialising in anchovy products, cosmic therapy and localised black holes." Ponder these two pieces "In a landscape where 'post-truth' and 'alternative facts' are part of our everyday vocabulary," in Turner's words, and one is apt to unearth deeper levels of application and meaning. (WM)

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