Variable Durability of a Work of Art – The Problem of Media Art Memory in the Context of the Exhibition ‘Reincarnation of Media Art’ Cover Image

Zmienna trwałość dzieła – problem pamięci sztuki mediów w kontekście wystawy Reinkarnacja sztuki mediów
Variable Durability of a Work of Art – The Problem of Media Art Memory in the Context of the Exhibition ‘Reincarnation of Media Art’

Author(s): Sylwia Szykowna
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Visual Arts, Sociology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: media art; Nam June Paik; WRO Art Center; remediation; memory; trace; changeability; documentation

Summary/Abstract: This text focuses on the memory of media art. The case study of Reincarnation of Media Art WRO exhibition from 2019 – “a unique exhibition about preserving media art and making its essence available” – is introduced by the author to discuss the life-cycle of time-based media artworks. Aforementioned case study is used as the basis for further discussion about “permanence through change” approach in preserving media art.

  • Issue Year: 44/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 117-126
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish