Dr. Maike Aden is an art historian, musicologist, and university lecturer based in Paris. As a curator, archivist, and academic, she focuses on the history of artists' books and sound art, blending theoretical research with practical expertise. Her teaching is rooted in aesthetic-performative methods of critical knowledge generation.
Centre of interest
Concepts and artistic practices of the post-1960s
Acoustic experiments by visual artists, poets, engineers
Research-based university studies.
Particular projects
Artistic reception of Bas Jan Ader (1942-1975)
Ulises Carrión (1941-1989)
Archiving, cataloging, exhibiting artists' publications
Writings by visual artists
Artists' records
Representations of religiosity in the 20th and 21st centuries
Romanticism as model
Visualisation and reflection of ambiguous and disruptive knowledge.
Background
Doctorate (Dr. phil.) in art history: 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
Current professional work
Lecturer: École des mines and École normale supérieure de Paris
Researcher and curator: various European archives, museums and universities
Author: monographs, essays and scientific treatises
Memberships
Committee of artists' books experts for the Prix Bob Calle, Paris
Research Network Artists' Publications, Bremen
The Word and Image ASCA research group, School for Cultural Analysis, University of Amsterdam
Mentoring group of the Deutscher Kulturrat (German Cultural Council) for women in the cultural and media sector
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)
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