What Happens When Contemporary Art Turns Into an Internet Meme?
Today, the Internet is providing a new platform of dialogue between high and popular culture, experimental practices and wide audiences; and while online platforms with no artistic agenda may be better understood in terms developed by art criticism, art projects may become extremely popular in non-art [...]
By Domenico Quaranta
“Where is reality? Can you show it to me?”
Heinz Von Foerster 1
Reality Construction and Simulation
The relationship between media and reality has been debated since the very beginning of Western culture. The two main keywords at stake here are: representation and construction. According to the first, media portray reality; according to the second, [...]
Fabio Paris Art Gallery - Brescia, Italy
October 3 - November 15, 2009
By Domenico Quaranta
At the entrance, Mickey Mouse welcomes us, one hand beckoning at the exhibition, the other holding a golden plate with a skeleton on it. “I’m not what I seem,” MMMM (2008) seems to say; also, “reality and fiction always go arm in [...]
