Preserving and Exhibiting Media Art: Challenges and Perspectives [Paperback]

This vibrantly illustrated introduction to the emerging field of the preservation and presentation of media art brings together the contributions of authors from all over Europe and the United States. This volume can serve as a textbook for students in advanced degree programs in media art and museum studies, as well as an invaluable introduction for general readers. A potent combination of incisive scholarly articles and focused case studies,Preserving and Exhibiting Media Artoffers a comprehensive overview of the history, theory, and practical skills of preserving media art.

Vinzenz Hedigeris professor of film studies at the Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany.

Acknowledgements

Introduction
      Julia Noordegraaf
Part I: History, Archaeology, Aesthetics, Archive: Theoretical Paths
Introduction
      Vinzenz Hediger
1. Between Art History and Media History: A Brief Introduction to Media Art
      Chris Wahl
2. Media Archaeology: Where Film History, Media Art, and New Media (Can) Meet
      Wanda Strauven
3. Media Aesthetics
      Dario Marchiori
4. Media Art and the Digital Archive
      Cosetta G. Saba
Part II: Analysis, Documentation, Archiving
Introduction
      Julia Noordegraaf
5. The Analysis of the Artwork
      Dario Marchiori
6. Methodologies of Multimedial Documentation and Archiving
    6.1 Enjoying the Gap: Comparing Contemporary Documentation Strategies
      Annet Dekker
    6.2 Case Study:No Ghost Just a Shellby Pierre Huyghe, Philippe Parreno, and Many Others
      Vivian van Saaze
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