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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dear List</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
I’ve been suggested to repost my message to the nodel-discuss list to get the
discussion going.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I'm currently working on my
dissertation project for the MA in Arts Policy and Management (Curating
pathway) at </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Birkbeck</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">University</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">. I've also been working as Coordinator at Furtherfield.org for the past
year or so. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">My research topic is the <strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">relationship between media art and big institutions
in </span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">London</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> and how these handle media art (I'm looking at the </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">ICA</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">, Tate, and the </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Science</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Museum</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> most closely and have already interviewed Emma Quinn, Kelli Dipple and
Hannah Redler). I will also try to investigate why there is no dedicated media
art space in the capital and whether such a space is really needed or
whether it should reflect a wider and more organic context tackling
technologies and broader social issues.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The starting point of my
research is the </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">ICA</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">'s decision of closing down the media art department and
what consequences this decision might have for the media art community in </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">London</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">, in terms of provision, funding and opportunities,
especially in the current economic climate.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
It’ll be great to hear from you on whether you think </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">London</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> lacks a dedicated media art space and which form
this should take. I've been also trying to gather some feedback from the CRUMB list. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Below are the questions I
would like you to have a look at</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0pt;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;">What are the challenges big institutions have to
face when dealing with media arts? Could these be a reason why it is
problematic for some of them to promote critical, cutting-edge and
socially engaged media art work? </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Arial;">What do you think are the challenges for media
arts curators who work within a big institution? </span></li></ul>
<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Why do you feel
there is no dedicated space for media arts in </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">London</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">? And do you feel there is the need for one? What
other form could this take?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I also attach my
dissertation proposal for your information.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It would be great if you
could help. I'll be writing my dissertation during the summer, so it would be
useful to have your feedback soon.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Looking forward to hearing back from you.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Best</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br>
Ale</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);">Alessandra
Scapin</span></p>