Academic Sessions: London 2003
Articulating The New: Art Museums, New Technologies And New Media
Convenors:
Maria Brown, Department of Art History, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand; maria.brown@auckland.ac.nz
Elfriede Dreyer, Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology, University of South Africa, P O Box 392, Pretoria 0003, South Africa; Dreyee@unisa.ac.za
Abstract:
Recent debates about art museums have focused on the way they not only reflect, but also contribute to shape the culture(s) in which they are immersed. One aspect of museums, particularly relevant in the context of these debates, is their functioning as mass communicators with significant definitional power. If we start from the premise that cultural circulation and social exchange are influenced by the technical condition and the material form of the media, then, it seems timely to invite reflection on the opportunities and the risks inherent in the use of new technologies in art museums. This strand will explore two related areas: the use of new technologies and media to interpret art and the challenge for museums to interpret works in new media meaningfully.
Hanna Lewi (Curtin University of Technology, Australia) A day out at the Hyper–Museum.
Elfriede Dreyer (University of South Africa) Digital Art from South Africa: Third World Problems in the Face of World–Wide Digitalisation.
Emilie Gordenker (Antenna Audio) co–authors Cristiano Bianchi and Paul Coldwell: Digital Collaboration: Building a Web–based Kiosk for the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Maria Brown (University of Auckland, New Zealand) : Technology and the Visitor’s Experience in an Art Exhibition: a Case Study.
Malcolm Ferris (University of Hertfordshire) Immersion, Interactivity and Performance: Models of Experience in Digital Media.
Tina Fiske (University of Glasgow) Taking Stock: British Regional Fine Art Collections and Issues in the Acquisition of Film and Video Works.
Holly Witchey (New Media Initiatives, The Cleveland Museum of Art, USA): Are Art Museums Serving their Target Audiences? Changing Audiences and Changing Technologies.
Maria Brown, Department of Art History, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand; maria.brown@auckland.ac.nz
Elfriede Dreyer, Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology, University of South Africa, P O Box 392, Pretoria 0003, South Africa; Dreyee@unisa.ac.za
Abstract:
Recent debates about art museums have focused on the way they not only reflect, but also contribute to shape the culture(s) in which they are immersed. One aspect of museums, particularly relevant in the context of these debates, is their functioning as mass communicators with significant definitional power. If we start from the premise that cultural circulation and social exchange are influenced by the technical condition and the material form of the media, then, it seems timely to invite reflection on the opportunities and the risks inherent in the use of new technologies in art museums. This strand will explore two related areas: the use of new technologies and media to interpret art and the challenge for museums to interpret works in new media meaningfully.
Hanna Lewi (Curtin University of Technology, Australia) A day out at the Hyper–Museum.
Elfriede Dreyer (University of South Africa) Digital Art from South Africa: Third World Problems in the Face of World–Wide Digitalisation.
Emilie Gordenker (Antenna Audio) co–authors Cristiano Bianchi and Paul Coldwell: Digital Collaboration: Building a Web–based Kiosk for the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Maria Brown (University of Auckland, New Zealand) : Technology and the Visitor’s Experience in an Art Exhibition: a Case Study.
Malcolm Ferris (University of Hertfordshire) Immersion, Interactivity and Performance: Models of Experience in Digital Media.
Tina Fiske (University of Glasgow) Taking Stock: British Regional Fine Art Collections and Issues in the Acquisition of Film and Video Works.
Holly Witchey (New Media Initiatives, The Cleveland Museum of Art, USA): Are Art Museums Serving their Target Audiences? Changing Audiences and Changing Technologies.