Symposium on Nam June Paik and the conservation of video sculpture

The following is posted on behalf of Charles Woodman, Video Professor

"Nam June Paik and the Conservation of Video Sculpture Symposium and
    Exhibition"
University of Cincinnati
April 15-16, 2011

<URL:http://daap.uc.edu/paik.html>

This two-day symposium is hosted by the School of Art in the College
of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of
Cincinnati, and is funded by a grant from the Getty Foundation. The
main goal of this symposium is to support research into the
restoration and reconstruction of a Paik video wall, titled
Cinci-Mix, that the University of Cincinnati acquired in1996.
Because vital components of the equipment making up the video
sculpture have broken down over time, this impressive work of Paik's
has fallen into disrepair and cannot presently be exhibited. In
order to establish the best method for restoration of this work, the
symposium aims to initiate an interdisciplinary research inquiry
into the issues surrounding preservation of Paik's video art. Using
this artwork as a starting point, the symposium will address broader
issues in the conservation and restoration of time-based media in
contemporary art collections.

The symposium will bring together the diverse perspectives and
experiences of twelve experts, curators, conservators, and artists
to reflect on current trends in media conservation:

Moderators:

    Bruce Jenkins
    Professor, School of the Art Institution, Chicago

    Paola Morsiani
    Curator of Contemporary Art, Cleveland Art Museum

    Raphaela Platow
    Director and Head Curator, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati

Panel speakers:

    Laura Barreca
    External Curator, MAXXI-Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI
    secolo, Rome

    Tobias Berger
    Curator, M+ Museum for Visual Culture, Hong Kong

    Jay Chatterjee
    Dean Emeritus, DAAP

    Lisa Dorin
    Assistant Curator, Dept of Contemporary Art, Chicago Art
    Institute

    Anton Harfmann
    Associate Dean for Facilities, DAAP

    Chrissie Iles
    Anne and Joel Ehrankranz Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art

    Mary Lucier
    Artist, New York, NY

    Patrick Mills
    SOA alumnus, DAAP installer of Cinci-Mix

    Mark Patsfall
    Artist, Gallery Director, fabricator of Nam June Paik sculpture

    Joanna Phillips
    Associate Conservator of Contemporary Art, Guggenheim Museum

    Alan Rath
    Artist, Oakland, CA

    Julia Scher
    Artist, New York, NY

    Carl Solway
    Carl Solway Gallery

    Glenn Wharton
    Conservator, MoMA, and Professor of Museum Studies, New York
    University

Registration fee $30

    <URL:https://webapps.uc.edu/
        conferencing/Details.aspx?ConferenceID=390>

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Location:

    Kaplan Auditorium
    Room 5401
    Aronoff College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning
    University of Cincinnati
    Clifton Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive East
    Cincinnati, OH 45221

Contact:

    Mark Harris
    mark.harris<-a t->uc< . >edu

    Charles Woodman
    charles.woodman<-a t->uc< . >edu

Carl Stewart
303-492-2249


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