January 19, 2001
A Portrait of the Artist as a Work in Progress
In this age of cloning, genetic engineering, and neuropharmacology, a new breed of "posthuman" artist is emerging. A handful of forward-thinking, slightly lunatic artists are exploring the increasingly fuzzy boundary between technology and the biological body.
"Posthuman" -- a term my students introduced me to -- refers to a loosely knit group of contemporary technological, artistic, and philosophical ideas. Some of my students have even argued that Plato's ascetic hostility toward the
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