Always Already Obsolete: Considering the convergence of analog and digital media in “XFR STN”

• Art/Photo

Beyond media specificity, what happens after videotape has been absorbed into a new medium, and what are the implications of these continuing shifts in format for how we understand access and preservation? This panel considers forms of preservation that have emerged across analog, digital, and networked platforms in conjunction with new forms of circulation and distribution. Organized by Tara Hart, Digital Archivist, New Museum.

Participants include Joanna Phillips, Associate Conservator of Contemporary Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Maurice Schechter, Chief Engineer, DuArt Restoration, and others. Moderated by Walter Forsberg, Audio-Visual Conservator of “XFR STN.”