Jorinde Seijdel – “The value of the amateur”

In her lecture, Seijdel explains her vision of “The value of the amateur” in modern society on the basis of the eponymous essay which she wrote about this subject. She will explore various manifestations of the “public amateur” and amateurism in relation to TV culture, digital culture and the visual arts. Why does the amateur currently attract so much attention? Is he a threat to the professional? In what way does a modern amateur differ from the traditional autodidact or dilettante? What does the amateur mean for the concept of art? Language: Dutch.

Jorinde Seijdel (born 1961) is an art historian and critic who lives and works in Amsterdam. She lectures on theory at the Rietveld Academy and is a member of various advisory committees in the field of art and culture. Seijdel is the chief editor of Open. Cahier over kunst en het publieke domein (Notebook on art and the public domain (SKOR/NAI publishers). She regularly writes for magazines and publications on art and culture in relation to technological developments and developments in the public domain. In 2010, her work De Waarde van de amateur (The Value of the Amateur) was published (Essay #4, BKVB Foundation, Amsterdam) and she is currently working on the sequel.

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