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Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art
Complete program of the conference with schedule of all sessions and presentations is now online.
Opening of the conference — October 2, 13:30, Shuvalovsky Building of the MSU (27 building 4, Lomonosovsky Avenue).
Visitor registration is open through September 28.
Please note: to enter Shuvalovsky Building of the MSU, you will need to present your passport or other ID along with your participant or visitor badge.
We have a few changes in the program of the conference: "Art of the Ancient World" panel is now scheduled for October 4, and "Theory of Art" panel – for October 5. You can find the updated schedule here.
The full program of the conference will be published on September 20, 2018; also in September, registration of visitors and volunteers will be open via our website.
If you haven't yet checked the status of your application, you can do it in your account.
If you are participating in the conference with a poster presentation, please send the text and illustrations for your poster to the Organizing Committee of the conference (conference@actual-art.org) before August 1, 2018 (marking "poster" in the e-mail heading). You can find recommendations for preparing the posters on "How to apply" page.
We wish you a great summer break and look forward to welcoming you in October at the MSU Faculty of History and the State Tretyakov Gallery!
The selection of papers for the 8th International Conference “Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art” is complete. From 546 applications for participation in different sections and round tables we have approved about a half.
The outcomes of the selection are available in your personal account. Please check the status of your application. Also please check the format (oral or poster presentation) and the section, as soon as they could have been changed.
Should your application be accepted for the conference as poster presentation, you will need to send the text and illustrations for your poster to the Organizing Committee of the conference through August 1, 2018 (via conference@actual-art.org, note ‘poster’ in the email heading). In their reply, the editors will send you their comments and recommendations. See the recommendations for preparing the posters.
The preliminary program of the conference with the schedule of sections is already available.
The full program of the conference will be published on our website on September 20, 2018.
Thank you for your interest in our conference. We are looking forward to seeing you in October!
Call for papers for the 8th International academic conference 'Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art' is over - we received 512 applications. We thank all participants and hope to see you very soon!
The results of the selection of applications will be available in your account on our website after June 20, 2018 - don't forget to check the status of your application!
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Lomonosov Moscow State University
Saint Petersburg State University
State Tretyakov Gallery
State Hermitage Museum
invite you to take part
in the 8th international academic conference
ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF THEORY AND HISTORY OF ART
Moscow, October 2–6, 2018
Call for papers deadline – May 12, 2018
Conference venues:
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of History
State Tretyakov Gallery
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Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art conference is an international academic forum held biannually by Lomonosov Moscow State University and Saint Petersburg State University, supported by major Russian museums. The conference takes place alternately in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. In Saint Petersburg, the State Hermitage Museum acts as its permanent partner. In 2018, the conference will be held in Moscow, with the State Tretyakov Gallery as partner museum.
The conference is dedicated to a wide range of issues related to history and theory of visual arts and architecture, conservation and interpretation of Russian and international cultural heritage, and interaction between academic science and museum experience. The chronological scope of this interdisciplinary forum spans from prehistoric era to contemporary stage. The conference welcomes art historians, culture theorists, archaeologists, art conservators, museum practitioners, and other humanities scholars whose research areas include architecture, visual and decorative arts.
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The conference of 2018 focuses on the topic of Borders and Horizons.
Throughout the history of human civilization, art has provoked thought and discussion, and presented almost infinite possibilities for interpretation. Or are they rather finite, and defined by borders? Or maybe not by borders but rather by a horizon that seems to be a limit, and yet opens new perspectives?
Current flow of information resembles an avalanche, and scholars need to crystallize knowledge, reveal the structure of phenomena and vectors of development, select the important things and dispose of unnecessary ones. The broader the circle of knowledge, the farther the boundaries of the unknown are being pushed. What has long been known and what has just been found constantly interact, creating new meanings and deconstructing the old ones. This process involves not only the academics but all art lovers and museum visitors alike – every exhibition, every research or conservation project leads to the revision of borders and broadening of horizons.
Are there borders that define our perception of art? Do conventional boundaries between genres, media, schools, styles, and epochs make any sense? Are geographical, historical and political borders essential for the artistic process? Where are the borderlines between the local and the global, and where do they intersect? Which rules and limitations influence the artistic development, how and why are they being broken? What can transgression of canons lead to? Where is the horizon toward which art is moving today, and what happens next?
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The program of the conference includes plenary session and eleven thematic sections:
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Organizing Committee of the conference
Co-Chairmen of the Committee:
Organizing Committee of the 2018 conference:
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Call for papers is open through May 12, 2018, via our website. To apply, one needs to register an account and fill in the online application form, which includes abstract 2.000 to 3.500 characters long. Working languages of the conference are Russian and English. Oral and poster presentations are accepted.
Postgraduate and PhD students should also provide recommendations from their academic supervisors. Recommendation letter in the form of scanned document signed by the academic supervisor should be attached to the online application form.
The information about selected applications will be available in participants’ accounts on June 20, 2018.
Abstracts will be published in electronic form in 2018, and best papers will be included in collected essays of the conference due to appear as two volumes in 2019 and 2020 (this peer-reviewed publication is indexed in SCOPUS and RINTS databases).
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