One of my interest deals with the relationship between the artist and the curator. I am not so much thinking about the more traditional Curator who works for an established Museum or Gallery even though one undoubtedly can notice big changes within the established art sphere as well.
I am mainly thinking about a particular type [...]
March 28, 2007
Appropriation, simulation and dystopia. Margaret Atwood’s “Oryx and Crake”
In her book, “Oryx and Crake”, Margaret Atwood writes about a utopic world that tells the story of Snowman or Jimmy, as he used to be called, and the way he witness his best friend Crake’s biotechnological master plan of altering all life and how it became a reality. The first part tells about Jimmy’s [...]
