Art History students publish their first Special Issue

"Nobody wants to paint rotten oranges anymore."

We are delighted to share this Special Issue on video art, the first Special Issue brought together by art history students as part of our art history blog, Dispatches in Art History, here at the The University of Manchester.

The theme was chosen by students, and was also shared in a 'video art showcase' event in February this year, organised by then-third year art history student Francesca Boulad.

Fran introduces the Special Issue here:

• “Nobody wants to paint rotten oranges anymore.”

'Human presence has faded': under digital water with 'H20' by Migues Soares

It features four posts:

1)'Human presence has faded': under digital water with 'H20' by Migues Soares 
Second year Art History student Leni Cadle considers an undersea dystopia in digital video work by Migues Soares

“This is living”: ‘Good Boy/Bad Boy’ by Bruce Nauman - by recent graduate Francesca Boulad

2 ) “This is living”: ‘Good Boy/Bad Boy’ by Bruce Nauman - by recent graduate Francesca Boulad 
Fran investigates the strange argument that seems to unfold as this iconic video work progresses - how should we feel in the encounter with this video artwork?

Desire in a Digital Age: How a digital artist (almost) put me off going to Turkiss

3) Desire in a Digital Age: How a digital artist (almost) put me off going to Turkiss 
Second-year student Leni Cadle grapples with fast food realities and manipulated desires in video work by Ed Atkins

‘Deep red glory’: treasuring the earlier internet with Olia Lialina

4) ‘Deep red glory’: treasuring the earlier internet with Olia Lialina
Digital Humanities Lecturer (and editor of Dispatches in Art History) Claire Reddleman reflects on treasuring 'crap' content from the early internet (with music from Cutting Crew)