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Record Nr.

UNINA9910132207303321

Autore

Saba Cosetta

Titolo

Preserving and Exhibiting Media Art / Julia Noordegraaf, Cosetta G. Saba, Barbara Le Maître and Vinzenz Hediger (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam University Press, 2013

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , [2013]

©[2013]

ISBN

90-485-1383-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (428 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Framing film

Disciplina

776.075

Soggetti

Art - Exhibition techniques

Motion picture film - Preservation

Computer art - Preservation

New media art - Preservation

Multimedia (Art) - Preservation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of every chapter and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Noordegraaf, Julia -- PART I history, archaeology, aesthetics, archive: theoretical paths -- Introduction / Hediger, Vinzenz -- CHAPTER 1. Between Art History and Media History: A Brief Introduction to Media Art / Wahl, Chris -- CHAPTER 2. Media Archaeology: Where Film History, Media Art, and New Media (Can) Meet / Strauven, Wanda -- CHAPTER 3. Media Aesthetics / Marchiori, Dario -- CHAPTER 4. Media Art and the Digital Archive / Saba, Cosetta G. -- PART II analysis, documentation, archiving -- Introduction / Noordegraaf, Julia -- CHAPTER 5. The Analysis of the Artwork / Marchiori, Dario -- CHAPTER 6. Methodologies of Multimedial Documentation and Archiving -- PART III technological platforms, preservation, and restoration -- Introduction / Saba, Cosetta G. -- CHAPTER 7. Technological Platforms -- CHAPTER 8. Theories, Techniques, Decision- making Models: The European Context -- PART



IV access, reuse, and exhibition -- Introduction / Maître, Barbara Le -- CHAPTER 9. Exhibition Strategies -- CHAPTER 10. On Curating New Media Art / Cook, Sarah -- Epilogue / Noordegraaf, Julia / Tilly, Ariane Noël de -- List of Contributors -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

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 Art offers a comprehensive overview of the history, theory, and practical skills of preserving media art.