hi all
in an effort to get discussion about methods going again, i thought i
would share this quotation i came across from Lynne Cooke, DIA
curator in which she mentions curators taking on the methodologies of
artists as a defensive strategy, and that those artistic methods have
a link to the concept of relational aesthetics. Agree? disagree?
Discuss!
sarah
"Subject to many of the same pressures that have produced what is
termed an “experience economy”, institutions too are ever more
committed to the staging of a series of interconnected leisure
attractions which supplement and enhance the exhibition experience.
As if in self-protection, curators, when faced with such potential
constrains on their areas of competence, have appropriated
methodologies employed by artists involved with what has come to be
called “relational aesthetics” – and compete with them in delving
into the social/institutional domain in order to construct
experiences." (33)
-Lynne Cooke. 2007. "In Lieu of Higher Ground" In Marincola, Ed. What
Makes a Great Exhibition? Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative. 32-43
On 2 Apr 2009, at 13:28, Beryl Graham wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> And here's quick relevant mention of the fact that the April 2009
> YASMIN Discussion concerns "New Media: User's Behavior, Social
> Systems and the Body Politic" see
>
> http://www.leonardo.info/isast/announcements/YASMIN-
> BodyPolitic_Apr09.html
>
>
>
> yrs
>
> Beryl
>
>
> On 1 Apr 2009, at 22:22, Beryl Graham wrote:
>
>> Dear List,
>>
>> Methods for Research and Methods for Practice, April Theme of the
>> Month
>>
>> The recent CRUMB-CultureLab event 'Creative Digital Media Research
>> Practice: Production Through Exhibition' explored current research
>> methods employed in both new media art practice and curatorial
>> practice. Documentation of the event, and ongoing planning for the
>> next one, can be found on a wiki at: http://dm.ncl.ac.uk/events/
>> ahrc-crt/wiki/
>>
>> The Summary session at the end of Day 2 identified some key
>> recurring questions for researchers and practitioners working in
>> the field of digital / new media art. We have picked two to
>> discuss on the CRUMB list this month:
>>
>> 1. 'I'm a .....' Given that clear explanation of complex systems,
>> cross-disciplinary knowledge, or immaterial qualities is an
>> important part of sharing your research findings with peers, how
>> would you explain what you do to a stranger you meet in a hot tub?
>> How do you 'translate' vocabularies and methods? Can you 'name
>> your practice'? (This is based on the Banff New Media Institute
>> experience of having to explain methods across disciplines, based
>> on an idea by Pamela Jennings).
>>
>> 2. 'I noticed how ...' How can formal research be best 'applied'?
>> The formal PhD and post-doc research of Lizzie Muller, for
>> example, documented artist's intent and audience experiences of
>> interactive art. This lengthy formal process is unlikely to be
>> duplicated in the practice of a working artist or curator, but
>> nevertheless it can inform artistic processes, such as giving more
>> consideration to the 'prototyping' of artworks (as reported by
>> Gina Czarnecki, one of Lizzie's case studies). Can formal research
>> help artists and curators recognise different patterns in their
>> hectic working lives? Do you have 'quick and dirty' research
>> methods that work for you? In your experience, has research
>> changed the way you practice?
>>
>> All attendees at the event have been invited as this month's
>> Invited Respondents (their bios are here: http://dm.ncl.ac.uk/
>> events/ahrc-crt/wiki/index.php/Biographies), but all CRUMB list
>> members are of course welcome to respond, whether or nor you
>> consider yourself a researcher.
>>
>> References: The Banff New Media Institute: http://
>> www.banffcentre.ca/bnmi/research and http://banffcentre.ca/sbb/
>> tour/ Lizzie Muller's work: http://www.lizziemuller.com/research/
>> and http://www.fondation-langlois.org/html/e/page.php?NumPage=2096
>>
>> Yours,
>>
>> Beryl
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