The Quixote is a web installation that uses Jorge Luis Borges� short story, �Pierre Menard: Author Of The Quixote.� In his story, Borges challenges his own authority as the writer who is merely trying to correct a misconception of a novel that never existed, but whose original inspiration has become an institution itself. I used Borges� story to expose the formal aspects of the web, and show how previous ideas can become innovative if presented eloquently through a new form of art.
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The Quixote is a web installation that uses Jorge Luis Borges� short story, �Pierre Menard: Author Of The Quixote.� In his story, Borges challenges his own authority as the writer who is merely trying to correct a misconception of a novel that never existed, but whose original inspiration has become an institution itself. I used Borges� story to expose the formal aspects of the web, and show how previous ideas can become innovative if presented eloquently through a new form of art.
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2000
- Submitted to ArtBase: Monday Jun 6th, 2005
- Original Url: http://www.navasse.net/Qstory/systemStory.html
- Permalink: http://archive.rhizome.org/artbase/2738/systemStory.html
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Work Credits:
- Eduardo Navas, creator
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