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Julia Weist Turns State Interrogation into “Questioning” Performance

7/12/2026

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The artist turned a state-run interrogation into the performance “Questioning.”
Julia Weist was summoned by the Department of State to justify her license, renewed through July 2027.
She uses surveillance data, such as license-plate captures of her vehicle, in collages.
Officials could not locate the interrogation tape she requested under New York’s Freedom of Information Law.
The play will open at New Theater Hollywood in Los Angeles for two weekends.

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The artist turned a state-run interrogation into the performance “Questioning.”
Julia Weist was summoned by the Department of State to justify her license, renewed through July 2027.
She uses surveillance data, such as license-plate captures of her vehicle, in collages.
Officials could not locate the interrogation tape she requested under New York’s Freedom of Information Law.
The play will open at New Theater Hollywood in Los Angeles for two weekends.