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'''Monoskop archive of media arts in east-central Europe''' | '''Monoskop archive of media arts in east-central Europe''' | ||
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Throughout the years I collected about 75 gigabytes of experimental films, video art, electroacoustic music, | Throughout the years I collected about 75 gigabytes of experimental films, video art, electroacoustic music, | ||
scanned copies of computer-aided paintings, graphics, and prints from 'the east', and numerous publications which currently sit on my harddrive. I included everything that I thought may be relevant for history of 'media arts' in this region. ''I want to share.'' | scanned copies of computer-aided paintings, graphics, and prints from 'the east', and numerous publications which currently sit on my harddrive. I included everything that I thought may be relevant for history of 'media arts' in this region. ''I want to share.'' | ||
; Question | ; Question - How to make the collection a 'living' public archive and encourage people to contribute more works, especially from their personal archives? | ||
* a. Create a public web archive (this would be vulnerable to copyright claimers, but in a longer run unavoidable). | * a. Create a public web archive (this would be vulnerable to copyright claimers, but in a longer run unavoidable). | ||
* b. Create an invitation-only educational web resource (platform for art history depts and art academies). | * b. Create an invitation-only educational web resource (platform for art history depts and art academies). | ||
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* d. Propose a section at www.ubu.com (however ubu.com is 15 years old idea). | * d. Propose a section at www.ubu.com (however ubu.com is 15 years old idea). | ||
; Question | ; Question - How to organise it? | ||
* a. Into formal categories roughly ordered in time (constructivism, op art, computer art, video, new media art, etc). | * a. Into formal categories roughly ordered in time (constructivism, op art, computer art, video, new media art, etc). | ||
* b. Let people tag. | * b. Let people tag. | ||
; Question | ; Question - How is art history produced? What kind of role do art collections play in that process? Does anyone still care (artists for instance)? | ||
* a. Develop an 'open source history' methodology: provide source documents and data/tools for their remaking and interpretation. | * a. Develop an 'open source history' methodology: provide source documents and data/tools for their remaking and interpretation. | ||
; Question | ; Question - How not to piss off everyone? | ||
* a. Artists and their survivors own copyrights, art collectors own other rights, professional archivists follow professional methodologies, museums and galleries run on scarcity, audience hates low quality footage, etc. | * a. Artists and their survivors own copyrights, art collectors own other rights, professional archivists follow professional methodologies, museums and galleries run on scarcity, audience hates low quality footage, etc. | ||
; Question | ; Question - Would anyone care? | ||
* a. There is abundance of stuff online anyway. Who is the audience? | * a. There is abundance of stuff online anyway. Who is the audience? | ||
Revision as of 01:23, 17 October 2011
Monoskop archive of media arts in east-central Europe
- Problem
Throughout the years I collected about 75 gigabytes of experimental films, video art, electroacoustic music, scanned copies of computer-aided paintings, graphics, and prints from 'the east', and numerous publications which currently sit on my harddrive. I included everything that I thought may be relevant for history of 'media arts' in this region. I want to share.
- Question - How to make the collection a 'living' public archive and encourage people to contribute more works, especially from their personal archives?
- a. Create a public web archive (this would be vulnerable to copyright claimers, but in a longer run unavoidable).
- b. Create an invitation-only educational web resource (platform for art history depts and art academies).
- c. Publish a torrent (would you download almost 100 gigs of mostly unknown stuff?)
- d. Propose a section at www.ubu.com (however ubu.com is 15 years old idea).
- Question - How to organise it?
- a. Into formal categories roughly ordered in time (constructivism, op art, computer art, video, new media art, etc).
- b. Let people tag.
- Question - How is art history produced? What kind of role do art collections play in that process? Does anyone still care (artists for instance)?
- a. Develop an 'open source history' methodology: provide source documents and data/tools for their remaking and interpretation.
- Question - How not to piss off everyone?
- a. Artists and their survivors own copyrights, art collectors own other rights, professional archivists follow professional methodologies, museums and galleries run on scarcity, audience hates low quality footage, etc.
- Question - Would anyone care?
- a. There is abundance of stuff online anyway. Who is the audience?