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Ian Rothwell is a lecturer in Contemporary Art History and Digital Culture at the University of Edinburgh. He teaches research-led courses on art and the internet, exploring recent approaches in painting. His monograph, "Postinternet Art Afterlives," was published in December 2023 as part of the Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies Series. Currently, he is working on a new book project titled "Painting Bad," which analyzes the concept of painting as a 'bad object' in contemporary art. Ian is a founding member of Content Providers, a pan-European research network dedicated to studying new visual cultures on online platforms. In 2020, he achieved Fellowship status with the Higher Education Academy. His teaching includes courses such as "Bad Painting: Humour, Sarcasm, Stupidity in Modern Contemporary Art" for third-year students, and "Images Control: Aesthetics of Digital Culture" for fourth-year students and postgraduates. He also organizes a course on the History of Art and has ongoing research interests in art, visual culture, and the criticism of the internet. Ian has presented at various conferences and contributed to upcoming publications in prominent discussions about contemporary art practices.
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