Columbia University — ISLAA Colloquium 2024: Between Art and Archive

Columbia University - ISLAA Colloquium "Between Art and Archive"

One of the defining characteristics of recent cultural production has been a marked rise in the prominence of archives as sites that both construct and challenge historical understanding. Created by institutions and individuals alike, archives serve as repositories and ordering systems for documents, records, and other artifacts. This conference explores how artists, curators, and scholars have defined, examined, and contested archival practices. In what ways have these figures dealt with questions of evidence, causality, and historical sequencing? What is the role of gaps in archives? What critical perspectives does this work bring to light regarding the archives’ role in shaping collective memory and knowledge formation? In utilizing archives, how do these figures relate to the various traditions of aesthetic education? 

By examining archival (re)workings, this conference aims to further a dialogue at the intersection of theory and practice. It seeks to analyze how archives inform art and scholarship and consider archives’ potential as sites of reimagination and social change.

Day 1:

Thursday, February 8, 2024

6:00 PM EST

142 Franklin Street, ISLAA

New York, NY 10013

Keynote: Macarena Gómez-Barris

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Day 2:

Friday, February 9, 2024

1:00 PM EST - 5:00 PM EST

612 Schermerhorn Hall, 1190 Amsterdam Ave, Columbia University

New York, NY 10027

Panel 1: Jennifer Josten and Bartomeu Mari, moderated by Dorota Biczel

Panel 2: Sónia Vaz Borges and Ana Paulina Lee, moderated by Agustina Battezzati

Organized by Alexander Alberro and Pujan Karambeigi.

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All events will take place in-person. A video recording of the keynote will be made available online following the event.