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Current Lectures and Keynotes
- WIEN: Universität für angewandte Kunst, 21.11.2018
- ANN ARBOR: Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan 2.11.2018
- CHICAGO: School of the Art Institute (SAIC), 1.11. 2018
- FLORENZ: EVA 2018, Electronic Imaging in the Visual Arts: International Conference, University of Florence, 9.-10.5. 2018
- PARIS: École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Ende April 2018
- BRÜNN: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts, 11.4. 2018
- KÖLN, Museum Ludwig & Wallraf Richartz Museum, 16.01.2018, Kinosaal Museum Ludwig.
- INNSBRUCK, Universität Innsbruck, Digital Humanities Austria, 12 Jahre Digital Humanities in Forschung und Lehre am DBW, 6. 12. 2017
- WIEN, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Re:Trace, Round Table, Six decades of Digital Arts & museums - a new infrastructure, 25. 11. 2017.
- SINGAPORE, Lassale College of the Arts, Media Art Histories and the Political Iconography of Information Societies, 3.8.2017
- HANNOVER, NDR Kultur, KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen, "Die Kunst und das Digitale", 4. Mai 2017 (Vortrag und Podium).
- MÜNCHEN, Festival KINO DER KUNST, 20. April 2017, Symposiumsvortrag.
- BANGKOK, International Conference on Humanities, Social Sciences and Education (ICHSSE), Januar, Keynote
- JERUSALEM, Open University, invited lecture, June 2016
- CUENCA, Cuenca and its collections and archives of contemporary art, Keynote, 22.04.2016
- AARHUS, University, Department of Aesthetics and Communication, Art Histroy, 15.04.2016
- BONN, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, 26.02.2016
- BERLIN, Transmediale, Haus der Kulturen, 07.02.2016
- GRAZ, University Graz, Institut of Art History, evening Lecture, 16.12.2015
- BUDAPEST, Museum Ludwig, MAPS Media Art Preservation Symposium, Keynote, 7.12.2015
- WIEN, Challenges of Digital Art for our Societies, International Conference, lecture, MUMOK, Dec 4, 2015
- PARIS, Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art (INHA), evening Lecture, 15.11.2015
- MONTREAL, International Conference on the Histories of MediaArt, Science and Technology, Lecture-Presentation, Nov. 7, 2015
- LISBON, International Conference “Stereo and Immersive Media”, Universiade Lusófona, October 7-9, 2015, National Archive of Torre do Tombo, Keynote, Oct 7th. 2015
- MEXICO CITY, International UNESCO Forum “Virtual Humanities for Sustainable Memory of Graphic Cultural Heritage”, Casa Barragan, Keynote, Sep. 24, 2015
- LODZ/WARSHAW, European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS) conference, University of Lodz and University of Social Sciences and Humanities Warsaw, Keynote 19.06.2015
- BELGRAD, University, Faculty of fine Arts, 21.05.2015
- MURCIA, Media Art Futures Festival, Keynote, 15.04.2015
- ISTANBUL: "Amber Art and Technology Festival" (invited Lecture), 23.01.2015
- HONG KONG: 20th International Conference on Virtual Systems & Multimedia (VSMM 2014), City University Hong Kong, Keynote, 12.12.2014
- MOSCOW, "What is Philosophy of Art Today?", Moscow Biennale and Polytechnic Museum, 29.11.2014
- SAN FRANCISCO: University Berkeley, Goethe Institut, Internationale Konferenz: "Image as Location: Books in Browsers" in Kooperation mit der Frankfurter Buchmesse in San Francisco, 22. 10. 2014.
- BASEL, Haus für elektronische Künste (Hek) in coop. mit Kaserne Basel und Museum Tinguely, Conference "Portable Reality", Keynote, 26.09.2014
- MÜNCHEN, Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Zentrum Digitale Geisteswissenschaften: "VERLUST DER (DIGITALEN) GEGENWARTSKUNST : Bildwissenschaftliche Perspektiven & das Archiv 2.0 in den Digitalen Geistswissenschaften", eingeladener Abendvortrag, 10.06.2014
- ORADEA, Festvortrag aus Anlass der Verleihung der Ehrendoktorwürde an Prof. Oliver Grau, Universität Oradea, Aula Magna, 26.05.2014
- LONDON, University of Westminster in collaboration with the Imaging Science Group of the Royal Photographic Society, International Conference: "All About Imaging", Keynote, 22. 5. 2014.
- LONDON, Tate Britain, Culture Value and the Digital, 21.05.2014
- GRAZ, Universalmuseum Joanneum - Schloss Eggenberg & Alte Galerie, Arbeitskreistreffen der Leiter der Graphischen Sammlungen von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz "Bildung und Vermittlung", 09.-10.05.2014
- ROM, Department of Philosophy, Communication and Performing Arts, University Roma Tre, 29.04.2014
- BANGKOK, The 2013 International Symposium on Culture, Art and Literature (ISCAL2013), 07.11.2013
- MOSCOW, MediaArtHistories, Image Science & the Archive 2.0, PRO & CONTRA International Symposium Of Media Culture, Visual Splits: New Media Matters, Central Exhibition Hall “Manege”, Keynote, 16.-19.10.2013
- RIGA, Contemporary (Media) Arts & the Humanities in our Democracies, 5th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology, Plenary Lecture, 08.-11.10.2013
- PLYMOUTH, 360 Symposium, Plymouth University, Keynote, 21.-23.06.2013
- BARCELONA, Department of Art History, University of Barcelona, Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA), Conf: Critical Cartography of Art and Visuality in the Global Age. New Methodologies, Concepts, and Analytic Scopes, Keynote, 26.04.2013
- KOPENHAGEN, Opening lecture of the series „Bildwissenschaft and Visual Culture“ (2013-14), University Copenhagen with support from Goethe Institute, 29.3. 2013.
- AACHEN, rwth Aachen, Konferenz Exploring Virtuality, "Immersion und ihre Wirkung", 04.11.2012
- BERLIN, btk, "Bildräume - Raumbilder", 24.10.2012
- BASEL, Kunstmuseum Basel, Abendvortrag im Rahmen der Ausstellung "Panoramen - vermessene Welten", 27.09.2012
- KREMS, Donau-Universität, Kongress der österreichischen Historiker, "Neue Analyseinstrumente für die historisch vergleichende Bildforschung", 27.09.2012
- NÜRNBERG, Internationaler Kunsthistorikerkongress, CIHA 2012, GERMANISCHES NATIONALMUSEUM, Kongressvortrag, 15. - 20.07.2012.
- MELBOURNE, Australia, The 2nd International Conference on Transdisciplinary Imaging at the Intersections between Art, Science and Culture, Keynote, 20.-23.06.2012
- MELBOURNE, Australia, Founders Gallery, Victorian College of the Arts, "New Databases for Media Art Histories", 21.06.2012
- RUMÄNIEN, by invitation of the Universtiy Oradea and the Austrian Culture Forum, Keynote, May 2012
- BERLIN, Computerspielemuseum (during Transmediale 2012), "Documenting Media Art", KEEP Joing Forces: International expert workshop on digital perservation, 01.02.2012
- KOREA, POSTECH University of Science and Technology, Eingeladener Abendvortrag, 12.12. 2011.
Research Interests
- Art and Media History of Illusion and Immersion
- History of the Concept of Telepresence and Telecommunication
- Current questions on genetic Art and the subhistory of artificial life
Member of the Editorial Board of Referenced Scientific Journals
International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics, United Kingdom
IJArt Journal, United Kingdom
International Journal of Art and Technology, United Kingdom
International Journal on Stereo & Immersive Media
SECOND NATURE: International Journal of Creative Media, Australia
EKFRASE: Nordisk Tidsskrift for Visuell Kultur, Norway
JUNCTURES The Journal for Thematic Dialogue, New Zealand
Jordan Journal of the Arts
Editorial Board
Scientific Advisory Board of Interdisciplinary Research Center Humanities/Art/Technology at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
Consultant |
Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft DFG (GER) National Science Foundation NSF (USA) Schweizer Nationalfonds SNF (SUI) Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst DAAD (GER) European Research Council ERC (EU) |
Awards and Distinctions
2008, Invitation to the official cultural program of the XXIX. Olympic Summer Games Beijing, Exhibition Synthetic Times - Media Art China 2008, Lecture Tsinghua University, June 9, 2008.
2004, Honorary Media Award of the Humboldt University Society.
Current Interviews |
Radio Interviews (German) |
hör!spiel!art.mix; Interview about Media Art on Bayerischer Rundfunk on September 5th 2008, 20:30 - 22:30h "Kultur am Sonntagmorgen", August 18 - September 15, 2002, Sundays 9:30 a.m.: Was ist ein Bild? Antworten der Kunst und Philosophie, der Neurophysiologie, der Medienwissenschaft und Kunstgeschichte / Eine Gesprächsreihe von Rainer B. Schossig [What is an image? Answers of art and philosophy, neurophysiology, media studies and art history / A series of talks by Rainer B. Schossig] Part V, broadcasted on Deutschlandradio on September 15, 2002: The media scholar Oliver Grau |
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