Journal | magazén
Monographic journal issue | 3 | 2 | 2022
Research Article | Modern Art from the Arab Region – Digitisation as a Chance?
Modern Art from the Arab Region – Digitisation as a Chance?
The Research and Database Project LAWHA as a Case Study
Abstract
Reconstructing history is a challenging task. What does it mean exactly and how to proceed? What are the advantages of the digital approach to history? How can we differentiate between digital art history and art history with digitised material? The present paper aims to provide insights into the ongoing research project LAWHA (Lebanon’s Art World at Home and Abroad: Trajectories of Artists and Artworks In/from Lebanon Since 1943) and the knowledge structure of its database. How does the data need to be modelled to provide answers to the guiding research questions? The project departs from the presumption that the digital can create more visibility for modern art from the Arab region and ultimately broaden the art canon. Is that too positivist an approach and can the digital really be the spearhead of real-life developments? What role do keywords play in that regard?
Submitted: May 27, 2022 | Accepted: Oct. 24, 2022 | Published Dec. 16, 2022 | Language: en
Keywords Semantic web • Ontology • Knowledge organisation • Digital art history • Modern art • Controlled vocabularies • Database • Lebanon
Subtags Communication Visualisation Processing Publication Preservation Documents Collection Image data Institutions Works of Art Technology
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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/mag/2724-3923/2022/06/004
