CRUMB - Curatorial Resource for Upstart Media Bliss
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CRUMB – Curatorial Resource for Upstart Media Bliss is a research resource for all things related to the practice of curating new media art. Via an online discussion list and regular conferences as well as publications, CRUMB collects and disseminates information about curating in the field of New Media art
.
, as a research institute at the University of Sunderland
. CRUMB has been awarded a series of major Research Grants by the Arts and Humanities Research Council
, and research partners have included Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
(2000–2006) and from 2007, Eyebeam Atelier
(New York) and Lancaster University
, UK.
Over the past ten years, CRUMB has organised many conferences and workshops around the themes of curating, such as the documentation and preservation of New Media art
, most recently at the AND Festival in Liverpool in October 2009. CRUMB has published numerous interviews with leading curators including Christiane Paul
of the Whitney Museum of American Art
, Barbara London
of the Museum of Modern Art
, and Benjamin Weil formerly of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
.
They work across a wide range of disciplines in New Media art
, Internet art
, Fine art
, Design
, Electronic art
, Video art
, Digital art
, Computer art
, etc.
Currently the following researchers are working with CRUMB: Sarah Cook
, Verina Gfader, Beryl Graham, Axel Lapp, Adinda van 't Klooster, Dominic Smith.
New media art
New media art is a genre that encompasses artworks created with new media technologies, including digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art, computer robotics, and art as biotechnology...
.
History
CRUMB was founded in 2000 by Beryl Graham and Sarah CookSarah Cook (curator)
Sarah Cook is a Canadian scholar, historian and curator in the field of New Media art, who is based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Cook is a Research Fellow at the University of Sunderland, where she works with the research institute CRUMB – Curatorial Resource for Upstart Media Bliss, that she co-founded...
, as a research institute at the University of Sunderland
University of Sunderland
The University of Sunderland is located in Sunderland, north east England. The university has more than 17,500 students, including 7,000-plus international students from some 70 countries....
. CRUMB has been awarded a series of major Research Grants by the Arts and Humanities Research Council
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Established in April 2005 as successor to the Arts and Humanities Research Board, the Arts and Humanities Research Council is a British Research Council and non-departmental public body that provides approximately £102 million from the Government to support research and postgraduate study in the...
, and research partners have included Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is an international centre for contemporary art located on the south bank of the River Tyne alongside the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Gateshead, North East England, United Kingdom...
(2000–2006) and from 2007, Eyebeam Atelier
Eyebeam Atelier
Eyebeam, is a not-for-profit arts and technology center in New York City. Their stated purpose is to promote the creative use of new technologies by funding artwork, education and exhibitions. The founders were John S. Johnson III, David S. Johnson and Roderic R...
(New York) and Lancaster University
Lancaster University
Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...
, UK.
Over the past ten years, CRUMB has organised many conferences and workshops around the themes of curating, such as the documentation and preservation of New Media art
New media art
New media art is a genre that encompasses artworks created with new media technologies, including digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art, computer robotics, and art as biotechnology...
, most recently at the AND Festival in Liverpool in October 2009. CRUMB has published numerous interviews with leading curators including Christiane Paul
Christiane Paul
Christiane Paul is a German film, television and stage actress.Paul first worked as a model for magazines such as Bravo. She was 17 when she obtained her first leading role in the film Deutschfieber...
of the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
, Barbara London
Barbara London
-Filmography:* The Biz .... Babs* Frankie and Johnny .... Night Waitress* The Wild Life .... Salesgirl* Love in the Present Tense .... Roz* California Split .... Lady on the Bus...
of the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
, and Benjamin Weil formerly of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art...
.
Today
The research group includes PhD students and Postdoctoral researchers, who publish and lecture widely on the subject.They work across a wide range of disciplines in New Media art
New media art
New media art is a genre that encompasses artworks created with new media technologies, including digital art, computer graphics, computer animation, virtual art, Internet art, interactive art, computer robotics, and art as biotechnology...
, Internet art
Internet art
Internet art is a form of digital artwork distributed via the Internet. This form of art has circumvented the traditional dominance of the gallery and museum system, delivering aesthetic experiences via the Internet. In many cases, the viewer is drawn into some kind of interaction with the work...
, Fine art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
, Design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
, Electronic art
Electronic art
Electronic art is a form of art that makes use of electronic media or, more broadly, refers to technology and/or electronic media. It is related to information art, new media art, video art, digital art, interactive art, internet art, and electronic music...
, Video art
Video art
Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
, Digital art
Digital art
Digital art is a general term for a range of artistic works and practices that use digital technology as an essential part of the creative and/or presentation process...
, Computer art
Computer art
Computer art is any art in which computers play a role in production or display of the artwork. Such art can be an image, sound, animation, video, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, videogame, web site, algorithm, performance or gallery installation...
, etc.
Currently the following researchers are working with CRUMB: Sarah Cook
Sarah Cook (curator)
Sarah Cook is a Canadian scholar, historian and curator in the field of New Media art, who is based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Cook is a Research Fellow at the University of Sunderland, where she works with the research institute CRUMB – Curatorial Resource for Upstart Media Bliss, that she co-founded...
, Verina Gfader, Beryl Graham, Axel Lapp, Adinda van 't Klooster, Dominic Smith.
Research partners
- Baltic Centre for Contemporary ArtBALTIC Centre for Contemporary ArtThe Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is an international centre for contemporary art located on the south bank of the River Tyne alongside the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Gateshead, North East England, United Kingdom...
, Gateshead (2000–2006) - Eyebeam AtelierEyebeam AtelierEyebeam, is a not-for-profit arts and technology center in New York City. Their stated purpose is to promote the creative use of new technologies by funding artwork, education and exhibitions. The founders were John S. Johnson III, David S. Johnson and Roderic R...
, New York (since 2007) - Lancaster UniversityLancaster UniversityLancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...
(since 2007)
Publications
- Sarah Cook & Beryl Graham, Rethinking Curating: Art After New Media, Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press, 2010
- Sarah Cook, Verina Gfader, Beryl Graham & Axel Lapp, A Brief History of Curating New Media Art - Conversations with Curators, Berlin, The Green Box, 2010
- Sarah Cook, Verina Gfader, Beryl Graham & Axel Lapp, A Brief History of Working with New Media Art - Conversations with Artists, Berlin, The Green Box, 2010