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Week 4: Week 4: Time-Based Media Time-Based Media and Cultural Heritage and Cultural Heritage Initiatives in Institutional Initiatives in Institutional Contexts: Questions of Contexts: Questions of Mission and Constraint Mission and Constraint
Last Day: Last Day: Visual Images & Text as Visual Images & Text as Cultural Heritage: New Approaches to Cultural Heritage: New Approaches to Documentation & ConservationDocumentation & Conservation Guest Lecture Guest Lecture by Jessica Busheyby Jessica Bushey Discussion of ProjectsDiscussion of Projects
Today: Today:
11stst part of class):lecture, planning coursework, part of class):lecture, planning coursework, study tips for quiz #1study tips for quiz #1
22ndnd Part of Class: Guest Lecture by Leora Part of Class: Guest Lecture by Leora Kornfeld about MetroCode as participatory Kornfeld about MetroCode as participatory conservationconservation
Assigned readings:Assigned readings:– Week 4Week 4– Weeks 5-6Weeks 5-6
Lecture OutlineLecture Outline
Traditions in cultural heritage preservationTraditions in cultural heritage preservation ChallengesChallenges of Digital Media, Variable or Time- of Digital Media, Variable or Time-
based Media for based Media for Cultural Heritage Cultural Heritage Preservation TraditionsPreservation Traditions
– Varied roles in Varied roles in art worldsart worlds (creators, curators, (creators, curators, conservators, technicians, conservators, technicians, registrars, archivists, registrars, archivists, collectors, publics, etc…)collectors, publics, etc…)
– Arts institutionsArts institutions have have mandates, codes of ethics, mandates, codes of ethics, organizational structures organizational structures that professional identities & that professional identities & constraintsconstraints
– BUT --International networksBUT --International networks --disciplinary & trans---disciplinary & trans-disciplinary collaboration disciplinary collaboration that conflict with disciplinary that conflict with disciplinary & national traditions& national traditions
Name
T= Can touch art 24 h a day without supervision (Twenty-four hours)
D=may touch art during museum hours under supervision
Red aura =may touch artworks
Recall: traditions--professional roles Recall: traditions--professional roles in Art Museumsin Art Museums
Museological mandates & Museological mandates & records of Culturerecords of CultureMuseological mandates & Museological mandates & records of Culturerecords of Culture symbolic culturesymbolic culture
– values, beliefs, ways of values, beliefs, ways of reasoning, style, tastes, reasoning, style, tastes, values, meaningvalues, meaning
material culturematerial culture– ““things”, techniques things”, techniques
Some key principles in Cultural Some key principles in Cultural Heritage PreservationHeritage Preservation respect for respect for
– meaningmeaning of “object or artefact” of “object or artefact”– preservation of preservation of objectsobjects in collections ( in collections (in perpetuityin perpetuity))– In art: respect for creator’s intentIn art: respect for creator’s intent– In historic & cultural museums: community stakeholders In historic & cultural museums: community stakeholders
(newer)(newer)– ReversibleReversible treatments to make it possible to return to treatments to make it possible to return to
original (authentic & integral)original (authentic & integral) state state Debates: ownership and authorityDebates: ownership and authority
– Multiple meanings???Multiple meanings???
Variations in conservation Variations in conservation approaches according to approaches according to symbolic value, meaningsymbolic value, meaning
Pressurized suits (Deep sea and Outer space) National Museum of Air & Space, Smithsonian Institution
field field (arts, (arts, sciences)sciences)
status & status & meaning of the meaning of the objectobject
type of usetype of use treatment treatment
conventionsconventions
Traditions (object preservation the case of artworks & cultural artefacts in museum contexts)
2020thth c. notions of collecting c. notions of collecting
“cultural things”“cultural things” originaloriginal object or object or
artifact as artifact as authoritative, authoritative, authenticauthentic, , unchanging record unchanging record “frozen in time”“frozen in time”
authority or “aura” of authority or “aura” of creator creator (Walter Benjamin)(Walter Benjamin)
– record of artists’ record of artists’ intentionintention, act, act
Part 2: « Variable Media » Heritage : Part 2: « Variable Media » Heritage : Preservation as Cultural Mediation Preservation as Cultural Mediation & Creation& Creation““Preserving media is like preserving ice cream. Preserving media is like preserving ice cream.
Storage is a lousy strategy. You're better off Storage is a lousy strategy. You're better off getting ahold of the recipe."getting ahold of the recipe." Jon Ippolito, Guggenheim Jon Ippolito, Guggenheim– material culture in variable media material culture in variable media cannot be cannot be
preserved unchangedpreserved unchanged
New Strategies-Variable Media ApproachNew Strategies-Variable Media Approach
Type of strategyType of strategy HowHow disadvantagedisadvantage
StorageStorage-- -- conservative, default for conservative, default for most museumsmost museums
Save work, dedicated Save work, dedicated equipment or digital equipment or digital files on diskfiles on disk
work will expire when work will expire when ephemeral materials ephemeral materials cease to functioncease to function
MigrationMigration updating equipment & updating equipment & source materialsource material
change to appearancechange to appearance
EmulationEmulation imitating original look imitating original look of the piece by of the piece by different meansdifferent means
expensive & expensive & inconsistency with the inconsistency with the artist's intentartist's intent
Reinterpretation Reinterpretation or or Re-creationRe-creation--radicalradical
reinterpret the work reinterpret the work each time it is re-each time it is re-createdcreated
Metaphoric --but may Metaphoric --but may be only way for art be only way for art designed to vary with designed to vary with contextcontext
Source: Guggenheim/Fondation Daniel Langlois Variable Media Initiative, 2002.
MigrationMigration Ex. Artists’ video, Ex. Artists’ video,
audio (analog-digital)audio (analog-digital)
Recall: Bill Viola clip Recall: Bill Viola clip (migration)(migration)
Emulation (Emulation (Seeing DoubleSeeing Double))
Color Panel v1.0.1, 2004. C code, altered Apple PowerBook G3 laptop, and acrylic.Color Panel v1.0.1, 2004. C code, altered Apple PowerBook G3 laptop, and acrylic.
Color Panel v1.0, 1999. C code, altered Apple PowerBook 280c laptop, and acrylic.Color Panel v1.0, 1999. C code, altered Apple PowerBook 280c laptop, and acrylic.
Courtesy of the artist and Sandra Gering GalleryCourtesy of the artist and Sandra Gering Gallery
Re-interpretationRe-interpretation
Morris and Carolee Schneemann performing Site at Stage 73, Morris and Carolee Schneemann performing Site at Stage 73, Surplus Dance Theater, New York, 1964. Photo by Peter MooreSurplus Dance Theater, New York, 1964. Photo by Peter Moore
Why? Why? Challenges Challenges from New from New Technologies & Technologies & PracticesPractices
Ex. Ephemeral Ex. Ephemeral MaterialsMaterials
‘‘Flesh Dress…’ (Jana Flesh Dress…’ (Jana Sterbak)Sterbak)
New Ideas about what to New Ideas about what to collect collect
Exhibition of Storefront Display covered with toxic dust from September 11, 2001, New York City. Source NYTimes, Aug. 25, 2006
Changing ideas about Changing ideas about PerformancePerformanceexample: Julie Laffin, example: Julie Laffin, OverOver, , 19961996
Rapid obsolescence of Rapid obsolescence of technologies: technologies: (Nam June Paik.(Nam June Paik. TV Garden. 1974) TV Garden. 1974)
Nam June Paik, Nam June Paik, TV GardenTV Garden, , 2000 version2000 version
Precariousness of ‘New’ Precariousness of ‘New’ Technologies (variable media) as Technologies (variable media) as part of Cultural Heritagepart of Cultural Heritage
Documentation & Documentation & storage issues:storage issues: institutional record-institutional record-keeping & prioritieskeeping & priorities
Technical, practical, Technical, practical, ethical, economic, ethical, economic, political & aesthetic political & aesthetic issuesissues
Interactive works: example: Interactive works: example: ada’web, 1995-1998ada’web, 1995-1998
www.adaweb.walker.orgwww.adaweb.walker.org
Preservation and Presentation Preservation and Presentation challengeschallenges
Physical installation components, hardware, Physical installation components, hardware, custom software, feedback delay time, c custom software, feedback delay time, c perfomantive aspectsperfomantive aspects
Multiple genresMultiple genres– Site-specific (Internet)Site-specific (Internet)– performative (interaction of viewers etc.)performative (interaction of viewers etc.)
Conservation & professional Conservation & professional practices in the “museum field”practices in the “museum field” Archives & preservationArchives & preservation of of
– WorksWorks– of equipment, replacement supplies & of equipment, replacement supplies & tools of tools of
creation (ex. software & hardware)creation (ex. software & hardware) DocumentationDocumentation
– techniques for record keeping & nomenclature techniques for record keeping & nomenclature of works & processesof works & processes
– Information on technical standards (industry)Information on technical standards (industry)– Treatment experiences & standards for careTreatment experiences & standards for care
New Social Dynamics New Social Dynamics
Rethinking “creation-mediation-reception” processRethinking “creation-mediation-reception” process
diversification of participants in networks of collaborationdiversification of participants in networks of collaboration– different perspectives, active agency, multiple registers of meaningdifferent perspectives, active agency, multiple registers of meaning
cultural, historic & artistic workscultural, historic & artistic works as as – lived experience lived experience – grounded practicegrounded practice– anticipation of change over time anticipation of change over time – emphasis on meaning-making processemphasis on meaning-making process
Concluding Remarks (1) Concluding Remarks (1)
Cultural heritage preservation Cultural heritage preservation NOT just about NOT just about preservation of objects/material remains but preservation of objects/material remains but still largely organized around still largely organized around material culture material culture & documentation (even in the digital age)& documentation (even in the digital age)
Understanding Understanding new approachesnew approaches to to presentation and preservation of artistic & presentation and preservation of artistic & historical works historical works vital for study of constitution vital for study of constitution of culture & social organization of artworlds of culture & social organization of artworlds nownow
Tensions in Mandates of cultural Tensions in Mandates of cultural heritage institutionsheritage institutions
New skills, communication “across’ disciplines?New skills, communication “across’ disciplines? Persistence of old organizational structures, values & Persistence of old organizational structures, values &
practices in museum worldspractices in museum worlds
Interplay of personal and professional, private and Interplay of personal and professional, private and public public
– ““hot” & “cold” moments, “thick” description (C. Geertz)hot” & “cold” moments, “thick” description (C. Geertz)
Now: Discussion of courseworkNow: Discussion of coursework
Handout #4Handout #4: short reports & term : short reports & term assignmentsassignments
Sign up for class presentationsSign up for class presentations Handout #6 (mislabelled, should Handout #6 (mislabelled, should
be #5): readingsbe #5): readings
Tips for Quiz #1Tips for Quiz #1 Review readings & lecture topicsReview readings & lecture topics 1- Core ideas about culture, collecting & 1- Core ideas about culture, collecting &
object preservationobject preservation theories of culture, cultural heritage theories of culture, cultural heritage collecting “things” (different values according to collecting “things” (different values according to
meaning, different preservation traditions)meaning, different preservation traditions) museums as an example of cultural heritage museums as an example of cultural heritage
institutionsinstitutions– Sources: Hooper-Greenhill, Pye, Sources: Hooper-Greenhill, Pye,
Marontate, ICOMMarontate, ICOM
2-Core Ideas about cultural 2-Core Ideas about cultural heritage conservation heritage conservation traditionstraditions (museums, archives, libraries)(museums, archives, libraries) Types of cultural heritage (tangible, intangible, material, symbolic)Types of cultural heritage (tangible, intangible, material, symbolic) AuthenticityAuthenticity
– Connections to creator & contexts in which cultural object or practice usedConnections to creator & contexts in which cultural object or practice used IntegrityIntegrity Authorship & intentionAuthorship & intention Caring for collections (traditions, mandates & codes of ethics)Caring for collections (traditions, mandates & codes of ethics)
– Minimal interventionMinimal intervention– Reversibility of treatmentsReversibility of treatments– Original stateOriginal state
Creation, mediation, reception in communications about culture Creation, mediation, reception in communications about culture (participants: conservators, conservation scientists, technicians, (participants: conservators, conservation scientists, technicians, curators, owners, collectors, publics, community stakeholders etc….)curators, owners, collectors, publics, community stakeholders etc….)
Cultural heritage as communicationCultural heritage as communication
Sources: Hooper-Greenhill, Pye, Marontate, Sources: Hooper-Greenhill, Pye, Marontate, ICOMICOM
3-Digital Media & other forms of 3-Digital Media & other forms of variable media in cultural heritage variable media in cultural heritage conservationconservation Digital works & digitization as challenges Digital works & digitization as challenges
(including Time-based media (types), variable (including Time-based media (types), variable media)media)
Some new strategies (when storage not Some new strategies (when storage not feasible): migration, emulation, re-feasible): migration, emulation, re-interpretation, re-fabricationinterpretation, re-fabrication
Sources: Sources: Sterling, Ippolito, Stringari and Sterling, Ippolito, Stringari and readings about InterPARES2 & variable readings about InterPARES2 & variable media network, Walton, Kimmelman, Van media network, Walton, Kimmelman, Van Wegan.Wegan.
Break and return for Break and return for Leora KornfeldLeora Kornfeld
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