Vuk Who? Classical Canonicity, Mass Effect and Rhizome’s Net Art Anthology

13th November 2017Minus Plato TodayAhuvia Kahane, Anacreon, anthologies, Canon, canonicity, Documenta X, Homer, Nestor's Cup, Net Art, Rhizome, Vuk ĆosićMinus Plato

After yesterday’s rather extreme post that called for a “Classics without Antiquity”, aka the grounding of any engagement between Classicists and contemporary artists in the abandoning of antiquity (at least temporarily) by the former so as to better immerse themselves in contemporary debates, today I feel a palpable sense of responsibility to offer some kind […]

MBCBFTW with or without Homer’s Odyssey

12th December 2016Minus Plato Today, Net ArtMBCBFTW, Net Art, Olia LialinaMinus Plato

For today’s post, since it is exam week, I pose the following question: Do you need to read Homer’s Odyssey to fully appreciate the net art classic My Boyfriend Came Back From the War (or MBCBFTW) (1996), by Russian artist Olia Lialina? Answer with reference to other digital art forms and projects, including the idea […]