MOA Visual and Material Culture Research Seminar Series – Fall 2018
Thursday, October 25 at 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Artist: Functions and Forms of History and Subjectivity
Catherine M. Soussloff, Professor, Art History, Visual Art & Theory, UBC
The image of the artist inheres to art’s history through both discursive and material means, the outlines of which will be delineated in this paper particularly in regard to artist in the world today. Named artists appear in writings on art and architecture since antiquity in the European and Asian traditions.
The concept of art in history cannot be easily imagined without the artist, notwithstanding the more expansive field known today as global visual culture, which includes material objects and practices not formerly considered art. The name of the individual artist insures autonomy and originality, although the recent art practices related to digital media,
“relational,” and environmental intentions pressure the concept of the singular creator and put her/him in potential conflict with the global economy for art.
Open to all, and free. No registration required.
Venue: Room 213 at MOA
Located near the MOA administrative reception past the MOA café.
Conveners: Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura, MOA Curator, Asia, Dr. Nuno Porto, MOA Curator, Africa & Latin America and Dr. Anne Murphy, UBC Asian Studies.
If you have questions, please contact Fuyubi. Email: fuyubi.nakamura@ubc.ca
