Mark Clintberg's studio practice and scholarship in art history involve models of generosity and frottage (to make an impression). Acts of largesse, displays of emotion, performances of luxury and frivolity, and intersensorial environments characterize his objects of research and many of his studio projects. This seminar will focus on the sensorial and ideological value found in edible artworks presented at artists' restaurants, on projects that involve the distribution of aesthetic knowledge, and on economies of generosity in artist's multiples.
 
Mark Clintberg is an artist, art historian, and curator. He earned his Ph.D. in Art History at Concordia University in 2013, where he has taught part time since 2009. He completed his M.A. at Concordia University (2008), and his B.F.A. at the Alberta College of Art & Design (2001). Journals and periodicals that have published his writing include The Senses & Society, C Magazine, BlackFlash, Canadian Art, The Art Newspaper, Border Crossings, the Fillip Review, Arte al Dia International, and Art.es Magazine. His work has been acquired by the National Gallery of Canada and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. In 2013 he was shortlisted for the Sobey Art Award. He is currently an artist in residence on Fogo Island.

Photo credit: Rene Grosso; Behind this lies my true desire for you (2012); Salvaged barn wood, latex paint, edition of offset printed posters; 670 cm x 944 cm.