TBM IRL: Examining Lifecycles of Time-Based Media Art

What happens when the technology of today becomes the relics of the past? When a media or installation artwork is maintained by an artist’s studio or estate, represented by a gallery, and collected by multiple individuals or institutions, who ensures that the artistic materials and the intent of the work lives on in accordance with the artist’s wishes? The demands of collecting and caring for time-based media have increasingly become an urgent and complicated concern for the art world in the digital age. Seldom have all stakeholders in a time-based media artwork’s life-cycle come together for discussion around best practices in collaboratively establishing the authentic disposition of a time-based artwork, now and into the future. Given the large number of artists, galleries, museums, and collectors in Los Angeles, LACMA hosted a colloquium on Friday, October 27th to share our work and to forge new paths for successful collaboration and discussion. “TBM IRL: Examining Lifecycles of Time-Based Media Art” considers our shared role in stewarding time-based media artworks in the face of inevitable change, redefining the specific contexts under which these artworks exist and evolve.
This event is made possible by a generous gift from Suzanne Deal Booth. Additional support provided by Myriad Consulting’s NEH-funded Maintenance Culture project.
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
0:00:00-0:14:45 Joey Heinen, Digital Preservation Manager, LACMA
Artist-Centered Archives and Forms of Use
0:14:45-0:17:30 Introduction by Jessica Gambling, Museum Archivist, LACMA
0:17:30-0:32:10 Lori Dedeyan, Archivist, Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts
0:32:10-0:42:10 Hailey Loman, Director, Los Angeles Contemporary Archives
0:42:10-0:58:00 Jonathan Furmanski, Audio/Video Conservator, Getty Research Institute
0:58:00-1:31:50 Discussion
Managing Artistic Intent Across Time
1:31:50-1:32:50 Introduction by Julia Latane, Assistant Director of Art Preparation, LACMA
1:32:50-1:48:30 Victoria Fu, Artist and Professor, University of San Diego
1:48:30-2:05:05 Simone Manwarring, Senior Director, Sprueth Magers Los Angeles
2:05:05-2:25:20 Mara McCarthy, Principal and Curator, The Box Gallery
2:25:20-2:41:10 Bruce Yonemoto, Artist and Professor, University of California, Irvine
2:41:10-3:18:00 Discussion
Evolution of Installation Art and Display Equipment
3:18:00-3:20:15 Introduction by Emmeline Yen, Associate Registrar, Permanent Collection, LACMA
3:20:15-3:36:10 Diana Thater, Artist and Professor, ArtCenter College of Design
3:36:10-3:51:45 Mark Ayala, Gallery Media, LACMA
3:51:45-4:02:20 Jacqueline Kiyomi Gork, Artist
4:02:20-4:21:40 Chloe Scallion, Director, Coaxial
4:21:40-4:58:45 Discussion
Emerging Media and Technology-New Horizons and Archival Considerations
4:58:45-5:00:05 Introduction by Joel Ferree, Art + Technology Lab Program Director, LACMA
5:00:05-5:18:35 Sarah Rosalena, Artist and Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
5:18:35-5:33:30 Casey Reas, Artist and Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
5:33:30-5:47:45 Yvonne Lee, Head of Integrated Services, The Huntington
5:47:45-6:04:05 Gabe Barcia-Colombo, Artist and Professor, New York University
6:04:05-6:43:25 Discussion
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Was able to attend this in person and am so grateful it’s been preserved in this way! 🥳