Athens Documenta Diary, Day 1: Thirsty Work at EMST

9th June 2017Athens Documenta Diary, EMST, Lysikrates monument, Wang BingAthens Documenta Diary, Diogenes, documenta 14, Lysikrates monument, Wang BingMinus Plato

Today, on my way to start my first full day at documenta 14 at the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), I took a detour past the Lysikrates Monument. This small cylindrical building was erected in 335/4 BCE (a few years after Philip of Macedon’s conquest of Greece) to commemorate the work of the ‘chorus-producer’ […]

All the colours of the rainbow: Menippus with André Cadere

17th February 2017André Cadere, Cynics, Diogenes, Lucian, Menippus, Minus Plato Today, UncategorizedAndré Cadere, Cynics, Diogenes, Lucian, MenippusMinus Plato

Lucian’s work Dialogues of the Dead begins with a dead Diogenes the Cynic asking someone called Pollux to send a message to his fellow Cynic, Menippus, in the upper world. DIOGENES: Pollux, I have a commission for you; next time you go up—and I think it is your turn for earth tomorrow—if you come across […]