COLLECTING AND CONSERVING NET ART
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- Author: ANNET DEKKER
- ISBN: 9780367491420
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Collecting
and Conserving Net Art explores
the qualities and characteristics of net art and its influence on conservation
practices. By addressing and answering some of the challenges facing net art
and providing an exploration of its intersection with conservation, the book
casts a new light on net art, conservation, curating and museum studies.
Viewing net art as a process rather than
as a fixed object, the book considers how this is influenced by and executed
through other systems and users. Arguing that these processes and networks are
imbued with ambiguity, the book suggests that this is strategically used to
create suspense, obfuscate existing systems and disrupt power structures. The
rapid obsolescence of hard and software, the existence of many net artworks
within restricted platforms and the fact that artworks often act as assemblages
that change or mutate, make net art a challenging case for conservation. Taking
the performative and interpretive roles conservators play into account, the
book demonstrates how practitioners can make more informed decisions when
responding to, critically analysing or working with net art, particularly
software-based processes.
Collecting and Conserving Net Art is intended for researchers,
academics and postgraduate students, especially those engaged in the study of
museum studies, conservation and heritage studies, curatorial studies, digital
art and art history. The book should also be interesting to professionals who
are involved in the conservation and curation of digital arts, performance,
media and software.