Center for Tactical Magic

Center for Tactical Magic
Nationality	American
Known for	Contemporary Art
Notable work	Universal Keys, Magic(k) Wands, [1] Witches' Cradles, [2] [1] The Tactical Ice Cream Unit, [2] Cricket-Activated Defense System [3]
Website	tacticalmagic.org

The Center for Tactical Magic is an American artist group ^[4] launched in 2000 ^[1] and based in the San Francisco Bay Area ^[2] that engages in research, development, and deployment of actions, events and community-based projects that combine art, magic and politics. ^[5] In 2017, the founder of the Center was detained at San Francisco International Airport and interrogated by members of a Tactical Terrorism Response Team without explanation. ^[6]

Their work has been presented at the Museum of Capitalism, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art and Grand Arts. ^[7]

In 2013, the group ran a Bank Heist Contest, offering $1000 for the best bank robbery proposal. ^{[1] [8]}

Notes

1. Coombs, Gretchen (17 April 2014). "See to believe: the Center for Tactical Magic's sleight of hand". Journal of Aesthetics & Culture. 6 (1) 23713. doi: 10.3402/jac.v6.23713 .
2. Coombs, Gretchen (2014). "Activism, art and social practice: a case study using Jacques Ranciere's framework for analysis". Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference of the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand.
3. "Action". Center for Tactical Magic. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
4. Spampinato, Francesco (2014). Come together: the rise of cooperative art and design (First ed.). Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN   978-1-61689-268-5.
5. "Center for Tactical Magic". www.tacticalmagic.org. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
6. BosqueSeptember 4, 2021, Melissa del BosqueMelissa del (4 September 2021). "Secretive CBP Counterterrorism Teams Interrogated 180,000 U.S. Citizens Over Two-Year Period". The Intercept. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
7. Thompson, Nato; Noordeman, Arjen (2004). The interventionists: users' manual for the creative disruption of everyday life. MASS MoCA. ISBN   0-262-20150-X.
8. "Center for Tactical Magic". www.tacticalmagic.org. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

Further reading

• "Why Was Artist Aaron Gach Detained?". artnet News. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
• Bosque, Melissa del BosqueMelissa del (4 September 2021). "Secretive CBP Counterterrorism Teams Interrogated 180,000 U.S. Citizens Over Two-Year Period". The Intercept. Retrieved 7 September 2021.