http://blog.sfmoma.org/2009/09/introducing-who-this-an-art-id-experiment/ ...........................................................“That’s not perversity, people, that’s poetry.” Michael Fox................................................... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:44:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://blog.sfmoma.org/2009/09/introducing-who-this-an-art-id-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-25280 Stephanie Syjuco Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:00:49 +0000 http://blog.sfmoma.org/?p=6413#comment-25280 Rudolf, nice anecdote. I'm really interested in the collective nature of recollection, assumption, and attribution when it comes to artwork. Your example of sifting through archives and trying to remember reminds me of all the times I attempt to describe an artwork to someone else but have forgotten who made the thing and what I wind up saying is something like, "you know, that felt-like cutout thing that's large scale and hangs on the wall. I think he's Dutch, maybe." Usually someone else's brain database is better than mine and we can figure it out, but the dialogue of trying to get there is funny... On a slight aside, If you personally have anything in your collection that could be a part of "Who This?" that would be wonderful! But then again, it sounds like you occupy a space of being able to find out already :) Rudolf, nice anecdote. I’m really interested in the collective nature of recollection, assumption, and attribution when it comes to artwork. Your example of sifting through archives and trying to remember reminds me of all the times I attempt to describe an artwork to someone else but have forgotten who made the thing and what I wind up saying is something like, “you know, that felt-like cutout thing that’s large scale and hangs on the wall. I think he’s Dutch, maybe.” Usually someone else’s brain database is better than mine and we can figure it out, but the dialogue of trying to get there is funny… On a slight aside, If you personally have anything in your collection that could be a part of “Who This?” that would be wonderful! But then again, it sounds like you occupy a space of being able to find out already

]]> http://blog.sfmoma.org/2009/09/introducing-who-this-an-art-id-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-24670 Rudolf Frieling Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:26:24 +0000 http://blog.sfmoma.org/?p=6413#comment-24670 It also works the other way round in archives. You know you have a specific work but can only find it physically in your database/archive if you remember the title and thus the corresponding file. And this is where networking comes in. Other people will remember once you describe the work. Honestly, has happened among subscribers to the American Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA). It also works the other way round in archives. You know you have a specific work but can only find it physically in your database/archive if you remember the title and thus the corresponding file. And this is where networking comes in. Other people will remember once you describe the work. Honestly, has happened among subscribers to the American Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA).

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