Tag Archives: fahrenheit 451

Book Burning in the Digital Age and the art of Antonio Riello

The image of book burning goes hand in hand with images of violent suppression. The responses are equally strong; violent protests broke out  in 2011 after a lone fanatical preacher burnt 20 copies of the Koran in Florida. Biblioclasm can have a deeply political impact, but what significance does it have in our digital world? Continue reading
Advertisement