Call for Papers

Call for Papers

Trieste Contemporanea

February 15, 2011
Call for Papers

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THE FRAGILE PEDESTAL
First Trieste Contemporanea Seminar on Art History

(Trieste, June 3 – 4, 2011)

Call for paper
Submission Deadline:
March 1, 2011

http://www.triestecontemporanea.it

THE SEMINAR

The seminar is organized by the Trieste Contemporanea Committee and is part of the “Fifth CEI Venice Form for Contemporary Art Curators from Central Eastern Europe” that will be held in Venice the 1st of June in the frame of the Continental Breakfast project 2011.
The seminar will take place in Trieste on June 3 – 4, 2011.

The working language will be English.

THE TOPICS

Forms of public art from World War 2 to our time: historical evolutions in monumental art; social implications, identity expectations and communicative functions in the production of site-specific art; new models of commissioned art with collective involvement.

THE SUPERVISORS

Confirmed supervisors:

Marquard Smith (University of Westminster, London, England).
Edit András (Research Institute for Art History of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary).
Piotr Piotrowski (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland).

THE CALL FOR PAPER

The call for paper is directed at students and young researchers of contemporary art up to and not over the age of 35.

The applicants are invited to send:

– a paper from 5 to 8 pages long in English on a contemporary art problem/case pertaining the topics of the 2011 seminar (since the seminar is considered an instrument of support in the research work of the participant, the paper to be presented can be either produced ad hoc for the seminar or summarize in a critical manner the points of an ongoing research project);
– an introductory bibliography;
– an abstract of 500 words;
– a curriculum vitae et studiorum.
The candidate should provide as well the following information: first name, last name, date and place of birth, citizenship, address of residency, e-mail address and telephone number.

The above mentioned documents and information should be sent by the 1st of March 2011 to the following e-mail address: tscont@tin.it.

THE SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS

A number of 8 European participants will be selected.

Since the Seminar is a session of the CEI Forum and the cultural mission of Trieste Contemporanea is mainly addressed to Contemporary Art of Central and Eastern Europe, a the number of at least 3 places in the Seminar will be reserved to participants from CEI member States (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Poland, Rumania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Ukraine).

The 8 final candidates will be selected on exclusive responsibility of the organizing committee according to the following criteria: deep knowledge of the chosen topic, originality of research approach, theme and exposition.

On the 1st of April, the names of the selected participants will be announced.

They will be invited to join the Seminar in Trieste on 3-4 of June and the expenses for their travel and lodging will be covered by the organizing committee.

By the 1st of May the papers of the selected participants will be consigned for reading to the supervisors.

SCHEDULE OF THE SEMINAR

June the 3rd: The seminar will open with introductory lectures by the supervisors. These lectures will offer the students and the public an insight in the practical work of research.

June 3rd -4th : Each participant will have 30 minutes to present his work. Each presentation will be followed by 20 minutes of discussion during which the supervisors and participants will give an opinion on the work, giving suggestions regarding further investigation, corrections or ulterior paths to follow.

June the 4th: At the end of the individual presentations a round table will be held in conclusion.

Contacts:
Trieste Contemporanea
tscont@tin.it
0039 040 639187

http://www.triestecontemporanea.it

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