Call for Proposals: SHERA Session at 93rd Annual Conference in Atlanta

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

For SHERA's Session at CAA's 93rd Annual Conference in Atlanta: February
16-19, 2005
"Changes in the discourse about Russian and East European Art after 1990"

This region of the world underwent historic changes in 1989-90. Scholars
participating in this session are invited to explore how the scholarship
regarding the classic avant-garde as well as the contemporary art of this
region have been affected, both East and West, by the demise of communism
and the fall of the wall. These questions are timely as more than 15 years
have passed since the beginning of a new historic era in Russia and Eastern
Europe, so we can have a perspective on new developments.

Has the art of Russia and Eastern Europe become more integrated into the
main narrative of Western art for the last decade and a half? Have
research, publications, curatorial work, and art criticism been steadily
advancing since 1990, or is there any different pattern (progress and/or
setbacks) in scholarship? Has the opening up of previously hard-to-access
archives brought about changes in scholarship? How far has the art world of
the formerly communist-dominated region become part of the international
art market, and how has the market affected art, art criticism, and
scholarship?
Has international interest given a boost to activities within the region,
or are the main research centers outside Russia and Eastern Europe? Have
any aspects of Russian and East-European art become more visible and better
defined as a result of renewed scholarship since 1990? Have any aspects of
the art of this region been redefined and reassessed since then?

This is a 90 minute session with three 20 minute slots for papers.
Proposals should not exceed 250 words.
Send proposals to Eva Forgacs, [email protected]
or 12100 Dorothy Str. Los Angeles, CA 90049 by July 31, 2004.