New Media in Art History: Tensions, Exchanges, Situations

Published by De Gruyter 2023

New Media in Art History

Tensions, Exchanges, Situations

Edited by: Régine Bonnefoit , Melissa Rérat and Samuel Schellenberg

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111186009

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New media in art history

The history of art and new media are inextricably linked – both historically and in the present day. This publication can be described as an interdisciplinary reflection: it examines the confrontation and interaction between art history and new media, highlighting key developments, opportunities, and tensions.

In eight studies, eleven researchers present new findings and explore the techniques and methods of new media – from electronic to digital and post-digital media – and the challenges these pose for art history. The book covers a wide range of topics, from the history and historiography of new media to their practical application, use, and reception, as well as creative processes, material conservation, and mediation.

With new research findings, this book bridges the gap between art history and media studies
With contributions by Keyvane Alinaghi, Sarah Amsler, Katharina Brandl, Fleur Chevalier, Aline Guillermet, Thomas Hänsli, Dominik Lengyel, Catherine Toulouse, Caroline Tron-Carroz, Zsofi Valyi-Nagy, and Nina Zschocke
Cooperative project between the Swiss Association of Art Historians (VKKS) and the University of Neuchâtel

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Régine Bonnefoit, doctorate in art history (University of Heidelberg, 1995) and habilitation (University of Passau, 2006); research assistant at the Département des Arts graphiques des Musée du Louvre (1992–1994); research grant at the Institute of Art History in Florence (1995–1998). Trainee at Berlin Museums (2000–2001). University assistant at the Institute of Art History at the University of Lausanne (2001–2006). After a professorship at the Swiss National Science Foundation, she was appointed full professor of contemporary art history and museology at the University of Neuchâtel. Curator and co-curator of numerous exhibitions.

Melissa Rérat, Dr, is currently a postdoc researcher. She has been awarded a Postdoc.Mobility fellowship from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) to continue her research at the University of Applied Arts Vienna from 2023 to 2025. Previously she was a scientific collaborator at the Swiss Institute for Art Research (SIK-ISEA) and taught the history of new media at the University of Neuchâtel. Her doctoral thesis in art history and sociology (2020, published in 2022) studied the social construction of video art through discourse in the 1970s. Her research fields include the history of video art, the interaction between contemporary art and art history, the role of archives in the construction of knowledge, and gender questions in contemporary art.

Samuel Schellenberg, Master in art history, history, and English at the University of Lausanne (1998). Certificate in journalism from the Centre romand de formation des journalistes (2002). Since 2008 he has been in charge of the cultural section of the independent daily newspaper Le Courrier, based in Geneva, where he writes mainly about art. 2019 winner of the Prix Meret Oppenheim, the Swiss Grand Award for Art created in 2001 by the Federal Office of Culture and the Federal Art Commission.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	4
Foreword Régine Bonnefoit, Melissa Rérat and Samuel Schellenberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY OF MEDIA
# 01 Screenshots from the 1970s: Vera Molnar’s Experiments in Interactive Computing Zsofi Valyi-Nagy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
# 02 Cathodic Art in France: From Experimenting with the Medium to Experiencing the Media Fleur Chevalier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
# 03 Live on Twitch: The Art History Classification of Performances in Digital Games Katharina Brandl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
USE AND RECEPTION OF NEW MEDIA
# 04 Digital Art and the Quantification of Aesthetic Perception Aline Guillermet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
# 05 Software Garden: Life in Digital Matter Nina Zschocke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
CREATION, CONSERVATION, MEDIATION
# 06 Translation of the Art and Architecture Thesaurus® in Switzerland: Vision and Implementation Sarah Amsler and Thomas Hänsli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
# 07 The “Retour aux Sources” Research Project: How to Think and Practice Digital Creation in French Art Schools Keyvane Alinaghi and Caroline Tron-Carroz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
# 08 New Media for the Visualization of Architecture Dominik Lengyel and Catherine Toulouse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
Biographies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Photo Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Readers interested in art history, art theory, media art, video art, new media, and media studies
Pages
- Main content: 144
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 44
Keywords: Art history; art theory; media art; video art; new media; media studies; digitalization

eBook

Published: September 18, 2023
ISBN: 9783111186009

Hardcover

Published: September 18, 2023
ISBN: 9783111185927