Dr. Maike Aden is a German art historian and musicologist based in Paris, working in the academic field as well as in exhibition institutions.
Centre of interest
- History and theory of art and music of the 20th century
- Concepts and strategies of the independent network scenes in the 1960s and 70s and their appropriation in recent discourses and practices
- Sound in Art and Poetry
- Writings by visual artists
- Research-based university studies: visualizing and reflecting ambiguous and informal knowledge
Particular projects
- Acoustic experiments by visual artists and poets in the 20th century
- Ulises Carrión (1941-1989)
- Bas Jan Ader (1942-1975) and his artistic reception
- Archiving, cataloging and exhibiting publications by artists
- Artistic strategies of recording as mode of research
Background
- Doctorate (Dr. phil.) in art history on the artistic reception of Bas Jan Ader, University of Bremen
- Magistra Artium (M.A.): art history and musicology, University of Bremen
- 1st and 2nd state examinations: Teaching profession for music, University of Osnabrück
Professional practice
Current
- Lecturer: Catholic University ICP, Paris
- Research consultant/curator: various European archives, museums and universities
- Author of monographs, essays and scientific treatises
Before 2012
- Scientific evaluator: European Network for Visual Literacy, Mozarteum University Salzburg
- Lecturer: Institute for Art and Art Theory University Cologne / Faculty of Fine Arts Porto
- Research associate: Interdisciplinary research group at the Institute for Kath. Theology, University of Münster / TU Dortmund
- Empirical researcher: Fine Arts school pilot project, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
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Empirical researcher: Interdisciplinary research program at the IPN-Leibniz-Institut Kiel
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Post doc: Institute for Art History, Film Studies, Art Education at the University of Bremen
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Member of the art education team: documenta 12, Kassel
- Teacher for music: Music schools and public schools in Freiburg i. Br. and in Free and Hanseatic City of Bremen
- Singer: a.o. Vocal Ensemble Alsfeld / Organist: Friesland
Memberships
- Research Network Artists' Publications, Bremen
- Arbeitskreis Künstlerbücher (association of institutions and scientists in the field of artists' books in German speaking regions)
- AG Künstlerbücher|RDA und Sondermaterialien (working group artists' books|RDA), Committee for Standardization at the German National Library)
- BDK, Hannover, Berlin