and Art Forum
CAA 99th Annual Conference
New York, NY, February 9–12, 2011
PROPOSALS FOR PAPERS TO SESSION Eddie Shanken
Due May 3, 2010
Leonardo Education Forum
New Media, Art-Science, and Mainstream Contemporary
Art: Toward a Hybrid Discourse?
Edward A. Shanken, University of Amsterdam; eshanken@artexetra.com
Since the mid-1990s, new media has become an important force
for economic and cultural development. Support institutions
including Ars Electronica, ZKM, and Eyebeam have expanded,
while interdisciplinary PhD programs at the intersections of
art, science, and technology have proliferated internationally.
Simultaneously, mainstream contemporary art experienced
dramatic growth, propelled by the proliferation of venues from
Art Basel Miami to the Shanghai Biennial, and by the creativity
of artists, curators, dealers, and pedagogues. Yet rarely do these
two art worlds meet. As a result, their discourses have increasingly
diverged. To what extent are art-science, new media art,
and mainstream contemporary art commensurable? Is it possible
to construct a hybrid discourse that offers insights into each,
while enabling greater mixing between them? What roles have
educational programs played in fostering these divides and how
can they contribute to suturing them? What insights into larger
questions of emerging art and cultural forms might be gleaned
by such a rapprochement?
Every proposal should include the following six items:
1. Completed session participation proposal form, located at the
end of this brochure.
2. Preliminary abstract of one to two double-spaced, typed
pages.
3. Letter explaining speaker’s interest, expertise in the topic, and
CAA membership status.
4. CV with home and office mailing addresses, email address,
and phone and fax numbers. Include summer address and
telephone number, if applicable.
5. Documentation of work when appropriate, especially for sessions
in which artists might discuss their own work.
6. If mailing internationally, it is recommended that proposals be
sent via certified mail.
CHAIRS DETERMINE THE SPEAKERS FOR THEIR SESSIONS
AND REPLY TO ALL APPLICANTS BY JUNE 1, 2010.
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS TO SESSION CHAIRS
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