Rene G. Cepeda

Tag: art history

  • My latest exhibition is up!

    Header/Footer Gallery is pleased to showcase the work of Chloé Lee, the 2022 recipient of the inaugural New Media Caucus Microgrant: https://nmc-2022-microgrant-award.webflow.io

  • New episode of H/F Presents is up

    New episode of H/F Presents is up

    In this episode, producer Harshini Karunaratne and I talk about our experiences at isea2022 in Barcelona.

  • New Exhibition: 2022 Judson-Morrisey Excellence in New Media Award

    New Exhibition: 2022 Judson-Morrisey Excellence in New Media Award

    I am happy to announce the new exhibition I designed for New Media Caucus:

  • New Workshop Coming Up

    New Workshop Coming Up

    I’m excited to announce that I will be giving a small workshop on virtual exhibition design strategy, workflows and efficient design for the Museum Learning Hub. Its free and no need to register but you get extra materials if you do.  Home

  • The Manual for the Curation and Display of Interactive New Media Art is now complete!

    The Manual for the Curation and Display of Interactive New Media Art is now complete!

    I am happy to announce that 3 years of research and hard work have concluded and I am able to now share the results of my hard work. You can access the The Manual for the Curation and Display of Interactive New Media Art here.

  • Current progress and future projects

    Current progress and future projects

    First and foremost my PhD on the curation and display of interactive new media art has reached first draft phase and will enter its final year of refining and retouching before its openly available to all. Next up is Poppy.Museum an exhibition proposal for an exhibition around Poppy’s work and her relationship to broader art…

  • Family Resemblances

    Family Resemblances

    As we move closer to post-modern thought we find that philosophers, aestheticians and others shift in how to grapple with the “Art Question.” The search for an essential quality that all works of art share and that can thus be used as a benchmark to determine what is art and what is not, seems more…

  • What is Art?

    What is Art?

      The more semesters I teach, the more I come across this question from my students, and it seems to be asked mostly by art historians and artists. The fact that students in their sixth semester are asking this question is, if nothing else it is interesting that so far into their career, students are…

  • The artistry of frustration

    The artistry of frustration

    Recently I have been going through two very interesting games, Dark Souls and Bloodborne, designed by game-maker Hidetaka Miyazaki. These are often cited as prime examples of great video game design, lauded for their often times punishing difficulty and obscure and ambiguous yet intriguing storyline. While both games share mechanics and themes such as cycles of life…

  • Authenticity in Museums

    Authenticity in Museums

    In this essay I will endeavour to offer my views in the subject, starting with an attempt at a definition of authenticity. Afterwards I will address the dangers of chasing this subjective concept if limits are not set. The third and most important part of this essay will look at two contrasting museums, the Piermaster’s…