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Printmaking was one of the very first replication technologies and is now poised, as it integrates digital media and expands its conceptual borders, to occupy a pivotal position in contemporary art and culture.
This conference will encourage critical discourse on such issues as digital media and expanded notions of print media, print theory, the plight of material and process specific disciplines, marginalization, and understanding printmaking’s shift to a place of leadership in the postmodern terrain.
Printmaking as an idea involving reproduction, multiplication, and distribution is an obsession and driving force of the industrialized world. Today we are surrounded by prints at every turn – newspapers, magazines, books, posters, billboards, product labels and packaging, t-shirts, even money.
Observe the centrality of replication technology to our culture, from the mass production of food, pharmaceuticals, clothing, furniture, and product design to photography, film, video, television, the web, rapid prototyping, biotechnology, and the vast array of new digital technologies.
Attend exciting and innovative demonstrations, panels and exhibitions from printmaking luminaries and groundbreaking newcomers. Check back soon for details and a complete schedule of events.
Coordinators
VCUarts Department of Painting and Printmaking, Richmond, Virginia
Richard Roth, Professor and Chair
Andy Kozlowski, SGC Administrative Director
Barbara Tisserat, Associate Professor
Holly Morrison, Associate Professor
Peter Baldes, Assistant Professor
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