Synopsis

The foundations of democracy are strained, and in this age of manufactured realities, truth has yielded to spectacle. How can we effectively challenge authority when the world itself seems increasingly ludicrous? Does such absurdity necessitate a new form of resistance? We examine the work of The Yes Men, an American art collective known for employing identity theft to expose political hypocrisy. And we consider a gathering with Das Zentrum für Politische Schönheit, a German art collective that