Margriet Schavemaker explores the significance of digital culture at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
Symposium
Date: 16 May
Location: Volkshotel
Time: 10.00 – 18.00 hrsAlso part of this panel: Filip Visnjic / Matthew Plummer-Fernandez / Matthias Tarasiewicz / more to be announced
Margriet Schavemaker writes about contemporary art and theory, organizes discursive events, curates exhibitions and is invested in exploring the significance of media technology for the cultural field.
Biography
Margriet Schavemaker studied Art History and Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. After an academic career as lecturer, program coordinator and assistant professor in Art History and Media Studies, she is currently working as curator and head of research & publications at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Furthermore she works as advisor for the Creative Industries Fund and the Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds and is member of the jury for the Witteveen+ Bos award for Art and Technology. In 2013 she was research fellow at the Netherlandish Institute for advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS) in Wassenaar.
