Center for Tactical Magic explained

Center for Tactical Magic
Website:	tacticalmagic.org
Nationality:	American
Field:	Contemporary Art
Works:	Universal Keys, Magic(k) Wands, Witches' Cradles, The Tactical Ice Cream Unit, Cricket-Activated Defense System^[1]

The Center for Tactical Magic is an American artist group^[2] launched in 2000^[3] and based in the San Francisco Bay Area^[4] 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.^[8]

Further reading

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Action . Center for Tactical Magic . 15 April 2020.
2. Book: Spampinato . Francesco . Come together : the rise of cooperative art and design . 2014 . 1616892684 . First.
3. Coombs . Gretchen . See to believe: the Center for Tactical Magic's sleight of hand . Journal of Aesthetics & Culture . 17 April 2014 . 6 . 1 . 23713 . 10.3402/jac.v6.23713. free .
4. Coombs . Gretchen . 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. . 2014.
5. Web site: Center for Tactical Magic . www.tacticalmagic.org . 15 April 2020.
6. Web site: BosqueSeptember 4, 2021 . Melissa del BosqueMelissa del . Secretive CBP Counterterrorism Teams Interrogated 180,000 U.S. Citizens Over Two-Year Period . The Intercept . 7 September 2021 . en.
7. Book: Thompson . Nato . Noordeman . Arjen . The interventionists : users' manual for the creative disruption of everyday life . MASS MoCA . 026220150X.
8. Web site: Center for Tactical Magic . www.tacticalmagic.org . 15 April 2020.