Publication - Author - Verena Kuni (D)
Why I Never Became a Net Art Historian
Verena Kuni is a scholar in the field of history and theory of art and media cultures, and Professor for Visual Culture at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main. Since 1996 she has been lecturing, researching, and teaching at universities and art academies in Europe and beyond. From 1995 to 1999, she co-curated the video section of Kasseler Dokumentarfilm and Video Festival, where since 1999 she has been director of the yearly interfiction conference for art, media, and network cultures (www.interfiction.org). Since 1989, she has written for international publications (print and online), and has published widely on modern and contemporary art, electronic arts, and the history and theory of media. Her research interests in transfers between material and media cultures and in DIY are mirrored by her recent book publication, Home Made Electronic Arts (with Dominik Landwehr) (Basel 2009). More at www.kuniver.se.