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Symposium on Art Publications: Cultural, Social, and Political Uses

publication · 2026-04-22

UNIA arteypensamiento and I+CAS, in collaboration with Pablo Lafuente (Afterall), Pauline van Mourik Broekman (Mute), and Joaquín Vázquez (BNV Producciones), will host a four-day symposium titled 'Publications on (not only) Art: Cultural, Social and Political uses'. The event aims to explore current editorial activity in art and the arts, addressing the diversification and fragmentation of the art public alongside maturity in digital distribution and proliferation of research in artistic contexts. The first part covers print publications, examining the history of six international art magazines and four publishing projects recently launched by Spanish government-run museums and arts centres. The second part focuses on online publishing proposals, using case studies of projects with broad media influence and those implementing new web strategies.

Key facts

  • Symposium lasts four days.
  • Organized by UNIA arteypensamiento and I+CAS.
  • Collaborators include Pablo Lafuente (Afterall), Pauline van Mourik Broekman (Mute), and Joaquín Vázquez (BNV Producciones).
  • First part covers print publications: history of six international art magazines and four publishing projects by Spanish government museums/arts centres.
  • Second part covers online publishing proposals with case studies.
  • Event date: last update 30 May 2023.
  • Symposium title: Publications on (not only) Art: Cultural, Social and Political uses.
  • Aims to explore editorial activity in art and the arts.

Entities

Artists

  • Pablo Lafuente
  • Pauline van Mourik Broekman
  • Joaquín Vázquez

Institutions

  • UNIA arteypensamiento
  • I+CAS
  • Afterall
  • Mute
  • BNV Producciones

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