Preserving and Exhibiting Media Art. Challenges and Perspectives

Abstract

This important and fi rst-of-its-kind collection addresses the emerging challenges in the fi eld of media art preservation and exhibition, providing an outline for the training of professionals in this fi eld. Since the emergence of time-based media such as fi lm, video and digital technology, artists have used them to experiment with their potential. The resulting artworks, with their basis in rapidly developing technologies that cross over into other domains such as broadcasting and social media, have challenged the tradi-tional infrastructures for the collection, preservation and exhibition of art. Addressing these challenges, the authors provide a historical and theoretical survey of the fi eld, and introduce students to the challenges and dii culties of preserving and exhibiting media art through a series of fi rst-hand case studies. Situated at the threshold between archival practices and fi lm and media theory, it also makes a strong contribution to the growing literature on archive theory and archival practices.