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University of Wollongong

2009

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Media Art: Mediality And Art Generallly, Brogan S. Bunt Jan 2009

Media Art: Mediality And Art Generallly, Brogan S. Bunt

Faculty of Creative Arts - Papers (Archive)

The wide ranging, trans-disciplinary interest in technological media suggests the possibility of a new discipline concerned with the history, implications and practice of mediation. Within this context, the field of media art gains a new sense of coherence and identity. Given the lingering tension between media art and mainstream contemporary art, this may lead the latter to assert its disciplinary autonomy. This paper argues against such a move. Media art is better positioned as an integral strand within contemporary art and, more particularly, as a key space of creative enquiry and practice within a generally conceived contemporary art education.Keywords: media …


Public Art As Public Conversations, Lucas M. Ihlein Jan 2009

Public Art As Public Conversations, Lucas M. Ihlein

Faculty of Creative Arts - Papers (Archive)

This chapter considers the notion that conversations held in public space can be considered a form of public art. Specific reference is made to Ihlein's project "Bilateral Kellerberrin" (2005) and SquatSpace's "Redfern Waterloo Tour of Beauty" (2005-9).