Technological Revolutions and Art History, Part Four: Lightning Rounds II

Visualizing and Preserving Art Historical Narratives

The Civic and Creative Potential of Blockchain: Artworks, Artists, and Museums
Nanne Dekking: Founder and CEO of Artory
Amy Whitaker: Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Administration, NYU, and long-time blockchain
thought leader
Anne Bracegirdle: Head of Sales US Convelio, Co-Founder of Art & Antiquities Blockchain Consortium

Ed Ruscha's Streets of Los Angeles Archive, a Digitization project
Todd Swanson: Head of Getty Digital Imaging, J. Paul Getty Trust

Discussion and questions from the audience

Closing remarks
Louisa Wood Ruby: Head of Research, Frick Art Reference Library

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Historically, science and the humanities were not considered two discrete disciplines: the separation of these two branches of knowledge developed only in the modern era. For art historians in the twenty-first century, this divide is only widening as some scholars embrace technological advances while others remain unconvinced that computational techniques and tools can bring meaningful changes to the field. Like the previous symposium “Searching Through Seeing: Optimizing Computer Vision Technology for the Arts” hosted by the Library in 2018, this four-part event seeks to encourage art historians to connect with the computer sciences by exploring the role that technology has played in the development of the discipline of art history and providing an opportunity for conversation and the exchange of ideas.

Presentations in Part IV of the symposium will highlight recent computational art history projects and other initiatives that expand the access to and discoverability of the digitized collections of a variety of cultural heritage sites and institutions.

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