CFP: Inaugural Symposium of the Association of Print Scholars

Dear Colleagues,

Please note the CFP below, as it might be of interest to some of you!

Kindly,
Galina




*Call for Papers: Inaugural Symposium of the Association of Print
Scholars*Hunter
College, City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY
November 7, 2015, 10 am-6 pm
Organized by Maeve Coudrelle (Tyler School of Art, Temple University),
Allison Rudnick (The Graduate Center, CUNY and The Metropolitan Museum of
Art), Britany Salsbury (RISD Museum), and Christina Weyl (Independent
Scholar).

The Association of Print Scholars (APS) is pleased to announce a symposium
to support new critical ideas and research about printmaking. The event
will occur during Print Week in New York, which includes major events such
as the IFPDA Print Fair, the E/AB Fair and more. We invite two types of
proposals:


   1.

   20-minute papers for a scholarly panel that respond to the CFP (see
   below) entitled “Method, Material and Meaning: Technical Art History and
   the Study of Prints”
   2.

   5-minute presentations for the Graduate Student Lightning Round.
   Proposed papers should come from current graduate students at the
   dissertation stage.


Interested participants are invited to submit an abstract of no more than
500 words along with a CV or brief biographical statement by August 15 to
[email protected]. Please indicate in the subject line which type
of paper (scholarly session or lightning round) you are proposing and apply
to only one session type. Non-members may submit abstracts, but presenters
must be APS members by the time of the symposium.

Method, Material, and Meaning: Technical Art History and the Study of Prints

Technical art history, an interdisciplinary methodology with growing
popularity among scholars, curators, and conservators, draws connections
between an object’s making and its interpretation. The application of
technical art history to the study of prints is particularly fruitful as
printmakers often draw upon diverse and complex techniques in order to
generate imagery. From the sixteenth-century engravings of Hendrik
Goltzius, who skillfully imitated other media, to the prints of
contemporary artist Kiki Smith, who produces fleshy bodies on thin,
skin-like Gampi paper, printmakers throughout history have engaged a
variety of processes and materials in order to elicit particular ideas,
emotions, or interactions. The selection of technique, matrix, ink, varnish
or support may have a profound effect on the final product and its meaning.

This conference seeks to investigate the relationship between specific
technical choices made by printmakers, printers, or publishers in order to
rethink more broadly the relationship between process, material and meaning
in the graphic arts. We seek papers that focus on a wide range of
chronological periods and geographic locations in order to highlight
overarching methodological issues.

Questions to consider:

-       How can technical analysis aid in understanding artists’ strategic
decisions, including their use of printmaking within a larger multimedia
practice?

-       What can conservation science tell us about the life and
contemporary importance of a print?

-       How has print scholarship grown beyond connoisseurship, towards a
more holistic account of engagement with the viewer?

-       How does the transfer of information from the matrix to the
receiving surface affect the resulting imagery and its significance?

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APS is a nonprofit members’ group for enthusiasts of printmaking that
brings together the diverse print community: curators, collectors,
academics, graduate students, artists, conservators, critics, independent
scholars, and art dealers. APS’s goals are to encourage innovative and
interdisciplinary study of printmaking and to facilitate dialogue among its
members.

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