Review of 2005 Boston Cyberarts Festival from NYTimes

All the annoyances of interactive art (prurience, ritual, ungraciousness and moral superiority) are on display at the 2005 Boston Cyberarts Festival. [New York Times: Arts]

Notable quotes from the article in order of their appearance:

1. "Interactive art is irritating. Let's count the ways at the 2005 Boston Cyberarts Festival"
2. "Is every piece of interactive art designed to make you feel like a fascist, a dupe, a cult member or someone cornered by a pervert at a party? No, of course not."
3."Alas, some cyberworks combine all the annoyances of interactive art (prurience, ritual, ungraciousness and moral superiority) to produce a mega-annoyance: total frustration. "
4. "What a relief to just stand there and watch the apocalyptic montage! No interaction. No instruction. No insults. "Parking is the most serious problem confronting 20th-century man," Mr. Paik once said in an interview about the silver Chrysler. Now we've got more serious problems on our hands."