Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow – Art in the Age of the Internet (Independent Contractor)
Description:
The ICA/Boston seeks a Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow with excellent research and writing skills and a specialization in modern and/or contemporary art to assist with the research, development, and writing for an upcoming ICA exhibition and accompanying publication and programs. The exhibition, Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 – Todayis organized by Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator, and examineshow the Internet has radically changed the field of art, especially in its production, distribution, and reception. The exhibition is comprised of a broad range of works across a variety of mediums—including painting, performance, photography, sculpture, and video—that all acknowledge and incorporate the extensive effects of the Internet in their realization. Themes explored in the exhibition include emergent ideas of the body and notions of human enhancement; possibilities for new subjectivities, communities, and virtual worlds; the Internet as a site of both surveillance and resistance; the circulation and control of images and information; and the aesthetics of corporate culture and branding. Throughout, the work in the exhibition addresses the Internet-age democratization of culture that comprises our current moment. The research fellow will work on all aspects of exhibition planning and development, including research, checklist and loan management, and coordinating a major publication. This is a two-year fellowship with anticipated dates of February 2016 – May 2018.
The ICA/Boston seeks a Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow with excellent research and writing skills and a specialization in modern and/or contemporary art to assist with the research, development, and writing for an upcoming ICA exhibition and accompanying publication and programs. The exhibition, Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 – Todayis organized by Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator, and examineshow the Internet has radically changed the field of art, especially in its production, distribution, and reception. The exhibition is comprised of a broad range of works across a variety of mediums—including painting, performance, photography, sculpture, and video—that all acknowledge and incorporate the extensive effects of the Internet in their realization. Themes explored in the exhibition include emergent ideas of the body and notions of human enhancement; possibilities for new subjectivities, communities, and virtual worlds; the Internet as a site of both surveillance and resistance; the circulation and control of images and information; and the aesthetics of corporate culture and branding. Throughout, the work in the exhibition addresses the Internet-age democratization of culture that comprises our current moment. The research fellow will work on all aspects of exhibition planning and development, including research, checklist and loan management, and coordinating a major publication. This is a two-year fellowship with anticipated dates of February 2016 – May 2018.
Qualifications:
Completed MA degree in Art History required with a specialization in modern and/or contemporary art. Students currently enrolled in a doctoral program preferred. Excellent research and writing skills. Candidates must be highly detail-oriented, accurate, self-motivated and possess strong verbal communication skills. Some paid travel may be required.
Completed MA degree in Art History required with a specialization in modern and/or contemporary art. Students currently enrolled in a doctoral program preferred. Excellent research and writing skills. Candidates must be highly detail-oriented, accurate, self-motivated and possess strong verbal communication skills. Some paid travel may be required.
How To Apply:
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, CV and three writing samples tojobs@icaboston.org. When applying include “Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow – Art in the Age of Internet” in subject line of email.
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, CV and three writing samples tojobs@icaboston.org. When applying include “Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow – Art in the Age of Internet” in subject line of email.
Apply by:
January 14, 2016
January 14, 2016
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