Technological Revolutions and Art History, 美国第一民族不为人知的故事: Alison Langmead

Alison Langmead
Studying Images Through and With Technologies

This brief presentation will consider some of the ways that imaging technologies have historically contributed to, and shaped, the interpretive work of
the fields of art and architectural history. It hopes to engage with notions of images as evidence, images as objects, images as not-text, and images as numbers. In this context, how might we co-imagine the current and future participation of digital technologies within our discipline?

About Technological Revolutions and Art History
Historically, science and the humanities were not thought of as two separate disciplines. In the 21st century, an unusual divide in the field of art history has been created between technically savvy scholars and those for whom it seems anathema. This conference seeks to encourage art historians to connect with the computer sciences in the 21st century both by reminding them that technology has always played a significant role in the pursuit of their field, and by providing an opening for them to be a part of the conversations that need to happen between practitioners in both areas.

The first day of the symposium featured guests from leading American universities who examined how science and technology have been historically linked to art history, thus providing participants with a background for an exciting discussion of the current status of digital art history (DAH). Speakers included Professors Jessica Riskin of Stanford University, Alison Langmead of the University of Pittsburgh, Tianna Uchacz of Texas A&M University, and Park Doing and C. Richard Johnson Jr. of Cornell University.

Thursday, 万辛克 15, 2020
The Frick Art Reference Library and The Museum of Modern Art