Call for Papers - Muséologies : Les cahiers d'études supérieures

Issue: Winter 2015

This special issue will focus on the development of research exhibition as a creative process in contemporary art museums.

Guest Editor: Carmela Cucuzzella, Assistant Professor, Design and Computation Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University

This special issue of Muséologies will explore ways that contemporary art museums are facing the challenges of exhibiting research as a result of a creative process. The challenges are many, since one of the many intents is to establish  a dialogue and inform viewers of the underlying reflection. Given this, what are the challenges for the exhibitor (artists, researchers, curators)?
 
Research dissemination for fundamental research is often in the form of conferences articles, books, papers. But in the context of research and conceptual projects associated with a creative process, then the possibilities of dissemination of the work broaden. The transformative character of research that is increasingly undertaken by artist-researchers represents a new mode of dissemination and cultural mediation: the often complex theoretical undertaking of such projects. This special issue of Muséologies will respond to the following questions:

• What are the most convincing methods to present research where creative practice is a significant medium?
• What is the role of an exhibition that presents the results of creative research: education or entertainment of its audience?
• What can be considered as clear, appropriate and relevant when disseminating research work in the design or art context?
• What problems or opportunities are most often encountered in exhibitions disseminating research-creation (whether fundamnetal or applied research)?
• Is it possible to identify specific approaches or even principles for the dissemination of research-creation?

Due date for proposals (600 words):  May 14, 2014. 
For further information, see attached document, the following website: http://museologies.org/ or contact Prof. Cucuzzella: museologies2014@gmail.com