Offbeat Traveler: 'Tower of Babel of Books' in Buenos Aires
Art is universal, but books are specific to their language. Still, what about art made of books? Take a look at the "Tower of Babel of Books," an art installation made of more than 30,000 books from around the world, and decide the universality of its meaning.
The structure rose in May to celebrate Buenos Aires' reign as 2011 World Book Capital, a title conferred by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to promote literacy. The tower is the work of Argentine artist Marta MinujÃn. It made its debut May 12 in Plaza San MartÃn and will stand until May 27.
-- Jason La
The structure rose in May to celebrate Buenos Aires' reign as 2011 World Book Capital, a title conferred by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to promote literacy. The tower is the work of Argentine artist Marta MinujÃn. It made its debut May 12 in Plaza San MartÃn and will stand until May 27.
-- Jason La
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"Tower of Babel of Books"
The installation was constructed with books donated by more than 50 countries. In biblical literature, the Babylonians were constructing a grand city to raise their profile, and it included a tower that would reach the heavens, the Tower of Babel. Seeing this, God dispersed them and gave them different languages so they couldn't communicate with one another. The city and tower were never finished.
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Very cool. Related to why I titled my book Bible Babel!