Conference Description:

The Arts & Culture Unit of ATINER is organizing a Stream on “Contemporary Visual Arts: Conceptual Art, Video Art, and Critical Art”, 11-14 June 2018, Athens, Greece as part of the 9th Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts sponsored by the Athens Journal of Humanities & Arts.

This stream shall focus on contemporary visual art and criticism. This is an opportunity to analyze in detail the newest examples of modern European, American, and non-European conceptual art and video art worldwide. Both analytic and non-analytic approaches are welcome. This stream will explore the current issues in art, such as: what is the relation of modern art and its criticism and the society? Does J. Hillis Miller’s figure of the host and the parasite apply to the visual arts as well? May one attempt at a synthetic global view of the most important, dominating tendencies in contemporary art? How do they relate to and shape the postmodern sensitivity? What are the roles of art and the artist in contemporary society? Is critical art still at the frontiers of today’s avant-garde?

Finally, the aim of the stream is to trace the relation of contemporary art to modern aesthetics and philosophy, in the context of critical art and conceptual art. Academics and researchers from all areas of cultural studies (aesthetics, art history, philosophy, etc.) are more than welcome to contribute to this debate on contemporary art.

You may participate as presenter of one paper, chair or/and organizer of a session, or observer.

Fee structure information is available on www.atiner.gr/2018fees.

Special arrangements will be made with a local hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A pragmatic symposium (as organized in Ancient Athens but fine tuned to synchronous ethics), a special one-day educational island tour, a Mycanae and island of Poros visit, an Athens educational walking tour, an one-day visit to Delphi and an ancient Corinth and Cape Sounion visit. Details of the social program are available here.

Please submit an abstract (email only) to: [email protected], using the abstract submission form by the 12 February 2018 to: Dr. Ewa Bobrowska, Academic Member, ATINER & Assistant Professor, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland. Abstracts should include the following: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Affiliation, Current Position, an email address, and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks.

If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, review papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER & Honorary Professor, University of Stirling, UK ([email protected]).

The association was established in 1995 as an independent world association of Academics and Researchers. Its mission is to act as a forum where Academics and Researchers from all over the world can meet in Athens, in order to exchange ideas on their research, and to discuss future developments in their disciplines.

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Academically, the Association is organized into seven Divisions and 37 Units. Each Unit organizes at least one Annual International Conference, and may also undertake various small and large research projects.

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