keywords : Events, New, Pedagogical activities

LE BIOART : LES DÉFIS DE SA DOCUMENTATION ET DE SA CONSERVATION :

* Please note this presentation is in French

Topics covered are:

1. Introduction to the concept of bioart
   
2. Annie Thibault: Sous l’antre de la chambre stérile (2004)
3. Eduardo Kac : Genesis (1999), GFP Bunny (2000), The Eight Day (2001)
4. TC & A (The Tissue Culture & Art Project) : Disembodied Cuisine (2001), Semi-living Worry Dolls (2000)
5. Bioart and controversy : Steve Kurtz and the Critical Art Ensemble
   
6. Conclusion : Reactions to the artworks and the future of their acquisition
   

Marianne Cloutier, PhD Candidate in Art History, UQAM, and research assistant for the Pedagogical Committee, DOCAM Research Alliance

This presentation was given on April 17, 2009 as part of the DOCAM Seminar, directed this year by Sylvie Lacerte at l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).

The Seminar, entitled Documentation and conservation of the media arts heritage, will span from January 12 to April 20, 2009, and aims to help students acquire the tools they need to face the challenges related to the documentation and conservation of technology based artworks.