Publizieren als künstlerische Praxis I

Franz Rainer Thalmair
Institute of Fine Arts and Media Art, TransArts
2016W, Seminar (SE), 2.0 semester hours, course number S01558

Description

  • Methods, techniques, and concepts of artistic publishing
  • Hybrid, processual and performative forms of artistic publishing
  • Artist-run publishing houses, book store, and institutions
  • Distribution as an artistic method
  • Books/publications as exhibition spaces
  • Self-reflective books/publications
  • Appropriation of/in books and literary works
  • Interplay of digital and analogue media of artistic publishing
  • "Uncreative Writing" (Kenneth Goldsmith)
  • "Post-digital Print" (Alessandro Ludovico)
  • "Networked Books"
  • "Web-to-Print"
  • etc.

Examination Modalities

  • Regular attendence and active participation
  • Lecture about artists' books (e.g. from the library of Angewandte)
  • Development and realisation of an artistic publication project
  • Interim presentation (approx. Mid-December 2016)
  • Final presentation (approx. Mid-May 2017)

Comments

  • Period of the seminary: winter and summer semester (October 2016 – May 2017)
  • The seminary takes place every two weeks
  • Number of participants: max. 12 students
  • Teaching language: German

Key Words

Künstlerbücher, Publikationen, Buch, uncreative writing, postdigital, Appropriation, Literatur, web-to-print, Netzkunst, Sprachkunst

Dates

Mon, 10 October 2016, 09:30–12:30 Annex Rustenschacherallee
Mon, 24 October 2016, 09:30–12:30 Annex Rustenschacherallee
Mon, 07 November 2016, 09:30–12:30 Annex Rustenschacherallee
Mon, 21 November 2016, 09:30–12:30 Annex Rustenschacherallee
Mon, 12 December 2016, 09:30–12:30 Annex Rustenschacherallee
Mon, 09 January 2017, 09:30–12:30 Annex Rustenschacherallee

Course Enrolment

Until 30 September 2016, 00:00
Via email: franz-rainer.thalmair@uni-ak.ac.at

Co-registration: possible

Attending individual courses: possible