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Mette Gieskes holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin (2007) and is an Assistant Professor of Modern Contemporary Art History at Radboud University. Her research interests include the intersection of art and music, systems and chance in art from the 1950s to 1970s, and humor in contemporary art from a global perspective. Gieskes has published essays on the works of various artists, including Otobong Nkanga, Moniek Toebosch, Simon Hantaï, Francis Alÿs, Sol LeWitt, Philip Guston, and Tamara Muller. She has advised PhD projects and co-advises PhD candidates on topics ranging from surrealist automatism and the conservation of Donald Judd’s metal works to the impact of art and design in the digital age, particularly regarding the migratory experiences of contemporary female artists of Middle Eastern descent. Gieskes is a co-editor of two forthcoming volumes: 'Retrospection and Revision in Modern and Contemporary Art, Literature, and Music' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) and 'Humor in Global Contemporary Art' (Bloomsbury, 2024).
Applies to Research Master's in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Centre for Language Studies/Department of Language and Communication).