![View of “Ant Farm and LST,” 2016. Center: LST, Ant Farm Media Van v.08 [Time Capsule], 2008–. Inflatable enclosure: LST, ICE⎽9, 2016. Photo: Andrew Romer.](http://artforum.com/uploads/upload.001/id32070/article_1064x.jpg)
Ant Farm and LST
One way to think of Ant Farm, the subject of a recent exhibition at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, is as the art-world equivalent of an underground music act. They were founded in San Francisco in 1968, against the backdrop of psychedelic counterculture. Despite their impressive back catalogue, they are remembered mainly for two smash hitsCadillac Ranch, 1974, and Media Burn, 1975. And like so many bands, they have recently reunited, with a slightly different lineup. Back in the day, the group had three core membersChip Lord, Doug Michels, and Curtis Schreier. In 2003, Michels, who had