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title: "It’s complicated"
date: 2017-09-29
url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/interview-lauren-mccarthy-artist-programmer-los-angeles-project-lauren-smart-home-interviews-en/"
description: "Lauren McCarthy is an artist, programmer and lecturer in Los Angeles. In our SCHIRN MAG interview she talks about the allure of being watched and the utopian possibilities of social media."
image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Header_Lauren_McCarthy_Project_Lauren.jpg"
language: "en-US"
---

# It’s complicated