UCSC Prof. Marianne Weems and her New York-based company The Builders Association have received support from the ARI Arts and Oppression initiative towards the creation of a new crossmedia one-woman show that explores the philosophy and rhetoric of today’s alt-right movement through the mind of its founding godmother, Ayn Rand. Using AI-generated text in conversation with Rand and her devotees past and present, ATLAS DRUGGED engages and subverts the alt-right algorithm by unpacking the origins of our current political realities. The Builders will develop this work through concept meetings and workshops including a work-in-progress showing June 21st at MITU580 in Brooklyn. The final project will premiere at the Skirball Center in New York City in October 2024, just in time for the election.

For further information please contact: info@thebuildersassociation.org.