ABSTRACT
Since the first Paris Salon in 1667, exhibitions have become the primary context through which artworks are presented, viewed, and debated. Yet despite the rapid expansion of exhibition culture, especially as a driving force in contemporary art since the 1990s, the history of exhibitions remains an emerging field of study. Recent trends in restaging iconic exhibitions and performances bridge the divide between narrative descriptions of past events and the lived experience of attending revivals of these events. Restaging entire exhibitions by transposing them in time and space preserves and represents the visual and theoretical links between the works of art selected for a particular event. Digital technologies are one solution. With the help of 3D modeling, animation, and gaming programs, scholars can now restage the manner in which artworks, audiences, and spaces interacted during ephemeral artistic events. Although the issue of intellectual property remains a complex and unresolved topic.
