Afterimage (magazine)
Arts, Politics | ||
| Frequency | Bimonthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | 1972 - 2018: Visual Studies Workshop; 2018 - current: ISSN 0300-7472 | |
Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism is a bimonthly journal of contemporary art, culture, and politics. It publishes features, essays, local and international reportage, exhibition reviews, and book reviews with an emphasis on social dialogue, politically engaged artistic practices, and the role of the artist as cultural critic and curator.
The journal was published by the
History
Afterimage was founded in 1972 by photographer and curator
From its inaugural issue, the magazine aimed to pose "a challenge to existing centres of practice and education" as well as "to
Former Afterimage editor Grant H. Kester described the ethos of the magazine in terms of two primary modes of resistance:
- "an attempt to contest the then dominant tendency to view art photography as a form of pure expression that must remain uncontaminated by more mundane or quotidian uses of the medium"[6]
- "a desire to break down the division between the practicing artist and the historian or critic, resulting in new hybrid figures such as the 'artist/curator' or the 'artist/critic'"[6]
Contributors
The journal's list of contributors has included notable artists such as Coco Fusco and Martha Rosler.
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- ^ "Afterimage - About". ucpress.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ISBN 978-0-8147-0620-6. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-8223-2081-4. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ Vance, Ann (Summer 1999). "Review of Art Activism and Oppositionality: Essays From Afterimage". Variant. No. 8. Variant. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8223-2081-4. Retrieved April 5, 2012.