Accepted Knowing: Peer-review
An exhibition at Figure One Exhibition Space, Champaign Illinois
July 29 – August 26, 2011
Figure One
116 N. Walnut
Champaign, Illinois
Opening reception: July 29, 2011, 6 – 8pm
Closing reception: August 26, 2011
Show Concept:
In scholarly research, what is accepted as “known” must be validated by other professionals in that field. This system is formalized in the peer-review process common in academic journals, where articles submitted are recommended for inclusion or rejection by a panel of reviewers. Outside the academic environment, knowledge is often generated and validated by a much broader and less formal notion of common consensus, and sites like Wikipedia make this process concrete.
The jury process for this exhibition mimics these collective validations of knowledge by creating a pool of “experts” that will recommend work for inclusion in the show. By submitting work, you are automatically included as a specialist in this field. Applying to the show requires that you participate in the peer-review of other applicant’s work, ultimately deciding collectively whose work will be included.
This exhibition seeks works that concentrate on the nature of knowledge. What do we know, how do we come to know it, and what are the limits of knowing? Possible relevant works include those that address credibility, skepticism, conspiracy, infallibility, trust, belief/disbelief, certainty/uncertainty, reliability, the veracity of information, the validity of objectivity, forms of knowledge transmission, and structures of information.
About Figure One
Figure One is a laboratory that supports projects, exhibitions and events stemming from all areas of study at the undergraduate and graduate levels at The University of Illinois School of Art + Design.
As an off-campus venue, Figure One is a public test bed for new ideas to take shape in the space between the safety of the classroom and the rigor of the professional world. The goal of the space is to fuel critical dialogue between students of the School of Art + Design and the broader University and local communities. As such, all programming of the space seeks to broaden the scope of discourse for student activity at the School.
Figure One achieves these goals through student-initiated programming and productive synthesis with existing School of Art + Design initiatives such as the Visitors Series and other public programs.
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