*UNFOLDING: Production and Process in Time-Based Media Art *at The Art
Institute of Chicago, October 31-November 1, 2019,

Panel sessions will be recorded and made available after the event.

Best regards,
Kristin
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Dear colleagues,


The Art Institute of Chicago invites you to our second annual symposium and
workshop dedicated to studying time-based media art. Please see below for
the event description and links to program details and registration.


Best regards,

Kristin


On behalf of the organizing committee:
Francesca Casadio, Grainger Executive Director of Conservation and Science
Hendrik Folkerts, Dittmer Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
Ann Goldstein, Deputy Director, Chair and Curator of Modern and
Contemporary Art
Maria Kokkori, Associate Conservation Scientist for Scholarly Initiatives
Kristin MacDonough, Grainger Fellow in Time-Based Media Conservation
Solveig Nelson, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow in
Time-Based Media


UNFOLDING: Production and Process in Time-Based Media Art

October 31, 2019, 2:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.

November 1, 2019, 9:30 a.m.– 6:00 p.m.



The Art Institute of Chicago

Nichols Trustees Suite, Modern Wing

159 East Monroe Street

Focusing on time-based media art conservation as an ongoing process, this
two-day symposium and workshop invites artists, curators, conservators,
technicians, scholars, collection managers, and registrars to explore how
technical and aesthetic decisions impact the preservation of artworks.

From the selection of formats during production, to the continual
reformatting of moving image works, to “reconstructions” of works that are
partly lost or obsolete, choices of assessment and care are interwoven with
how artworks are seen and remembered. Artists can be critical stakeholders
in conservation approaches, including repositioning their past works into
new contexts or modes of display. Further, the transfer between formats as
technological platforms change provides opportunities to revisit an
artwork’s identity or assess the underlying attributes of an analog or
digital format. UNFOLDING will draw from art history, conservation,
artists’ own procedures, and technical fields of expertise with the aim of
expanding our collective attention to the in-between moments in the lives
of artworks.

This event is sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and hosted
through the Time-Based Media Initiative at the Art Institute. It is
co-organized jointly by the museum’s departments of Academic Engagement and
Research, Conservation and Science, Modern and Contemporary Art,
Photography, and Architecture and Design.

Links to event pages:

Day 1–October 31
<https://www.artic.edu/events/4705/scholars-day-unfoldingproduction-and-process-in-time-based-media-art>

Day 2–November 1
<https://www.artic.edu/events/4706/scholars-day-and-workshop-unfoldingproduction-and-process-in-time-based-media-art>

This event is free but registration is required. Register here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScD00DuQ3ffbYn1hFaVRk1WPjipwPO3qG0KPIYA81DUTziNDA/viewform>
.

About the Time-based Media Initiative at the Art Institute:

Launched in January 2018, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supported
Time-Based Media Initiative (TBM) at the Art Institute is strengthening the
museum’s internal practices in collecting, preserving, and presenting
time-based media works including film, video, slide, software, and digital
art. The project is also building capacity and communication across a
regional network of professionals dedicated to the research and care of
time-based media artworks. The first convening in 2018 led to the
establishment of the Midwest Media Arts Consortium, a professional
community field-testing best practices and challenges related to time-based
media concerns. The initiative has marshaled the talents of staff across
several departments at the Art Institute, including Academic Engagement and
Research; Architecture and Design; Collections and Loans; Curatorial
Affairs; Conservation and Science; Exhibitions; Imaging; Media Production;
Modern and Contemporary Art; Photography and the Ryerson and Burnham
Libraries.

The Time-Based Media Initiative is made possible by a grant from the Andrew
W. Mellon Foundation. Additional support is provided by The Grainger Fund
for Conservation.

Questions about the Time-based Media Initiative at the Art Institute?
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Grainger Fellow in Time-Based Media Conservation
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Chicago, IL 60603
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