The Political

Between the 1960s and 1970s, some artists had taken notice to arguments from art critics like Saint-Simon. Simon wanted to see artists apply political sensitivity into their work. Frank Gillette created his 1969 installation Wipe Cycle as a response to the critics urge. The installation is described to integrate the audience into the information, and enabled viewers to stand within the environment in order to make the viewers feel as if they are associated with information you would expect to see on headline news.

Irish Tapes in 1964 was a controversial installation by John Reilly and Stefan Moore designed to "bombard" the viewer with images of conflict in Northern Ireland. The installation includes several rare interviews with members of the Provisional IRA as well with individuals who suffered from unrelenting violence in Belfast (as mentioned via link).