93a.Repositioning the Archive

This three-part series investigates how the archive is repositioning, both as archival collection and as artistic tool. The series was organized by The Center for Book Arts and is presented here in conjunction with their Summer Appeal.

Panel 1: “Understanding Archives and Recent Shifts”

This panel takes a historical and theoretical approach to discussing the history, theory and practice of archives as well as the way in which most people understand archives as material culture in relation to a lived history. Moderator: Marvin J. Taylor, New York University, Director & Curator, Fales Library

The panelists - Jonathan Berger, 80WSE Gallery, Director and Artist

Ann E. Butler, Bard College, Library & Archives, Center for Curatorial Studies, Director

Glenn E. Wharton, New York University, Clinical Associate Professor of Museum Studies.