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Dr. Dominic Paterson is a Professor of History of Art at the University of Glasgow. His research explores the methodological, historiographic, and aesthetic issues arising from the application of Michel Foucault’s work to the discipline of art history. His interests include appropriation, citation, and the reanimation of avant-garde and neo-avant-garde strategies in contemporary art, focusing on the politics of the body in post-war American art. He has been involved in various projects, such as organizing and introducing a series of talks and film screening events for the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, where he collaborated with participating artists like Susan Phillipsz and Gerard Byrne. He has also served as an Honorary Associate Member at Glasgow Sculpture Studios. His teaching covers topics such as Body art and American art from 1945 to the present, as well as the intricacies of artistic practices and their changing relationships with medium and meaning.
University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland
Teaching and research in the History of Art, with a focus on contemporary methodologies and art practices.