Writing About New Media Art
New media art criticism workshop
Presented by InterAccess and C Magazine
May 14, 2020
In this workshop, guided by Shauna Jean Doherty, we will address the unique position that electronic art and its criticism holds in the field of contemporary art. Beginning with a review of what we mean when we talk about new media art, this session will unfold with a discussion of venues for the presentation of the genre and publications (or the lack thereof) that specialize in its critique. We will discuss strategies for addressing the technical complexities that are characteristic of new media artworks and exhibitions and the range of contemporary art genres that have emerged from the digital age. With input from participants in advance of the workshop, other discussion topics may include: electronic art amid the wider landscape of contemporary internet culture, the incorporation of digital technology by artists from non-technological disciplines and strategies for situating electronic art practices within the history of technological “progress.”
The workshop will culminate with a group exercise, where we will collaboratively review an online exhibition that has been mounted, in part, as a response to the global COVID-19 pandemic titled, Well Now Wtf (2020) curated by Faith Holland, Lorna Mills and Wade Wallerstein.