Comparative art history from the perspective of the theory of the audience-various theatrical aspects of the viewing practice

在这个研究项目的三年中，我们举办了12场国际研讨会和1场研讨会，所有这些研讨会都以“受众理论”为中心主题。我们邀请了来自不同历史时期和流派的各国学者，进行了广泛的比较调查，以期从观众的角度重新审视艺术史。在此过程中，围绕受众问题出现了各种关键问题：个体受众与群体受众的差异；图像和观众之间的关系是如何被相遇的“场所”（仪式性、仪式性或沉思性）的性质所制约和定义的？调解人/代理人（艺术家本人、“e-toki”表演者、艺术史学家、策展人）扮演了什么样的角色？第二种呈现/分发方式（例如“重拍”或摄影复制）如何影响特定作品/图像的接受程度？等等......。这一系列往往具有历史特殊性的问题在为期三年的调查中显现出来，并从方法论的角度进行了分析；这些分析的结果已经反映在本项目每个成员的文章和报告中，并将进一步反映在已安排的学术产出中。此外，重要的是，通过这个为期三年的项目培育了国际学者网络，它可以发挥作用，而且已经在部分发挥作用，作为跨越国界进行富有成效交流的基础。

During the three year-period of this research project, we held 12 international workshops and one symposium all of which were connected by the central theme of "audience theory." We invited scholars from various countries specializing in different historical periods and genres and engaged in extensive comparative investigations in order to re-vision art history from the audience-oriented perspective. In the process, a variety of key issues emerged around the issue of the audience : the difference between individual and group audience ; how the relationship between the image and the audience is conditioned and defined by the nature of the "site" of encounter(ritualistic, ceremonial, or contemplative)?; what kind of role does the mediator/agent(artist her/himself, "e-toki" performer, art historian, curator) play?; how does the secondary means of presentation/distribution(such as the issue of "remake" or photographic reproduction) influence the reception of a particular work/image? and so on. This set of issues which are often historically specific have become visible during the three-year investigation and analyzed from the methodological perspective ; the outcome of these analyses has already been reflected in the articles and presentations of each member of this project and will be further reflected in the already-scheduled scholarly output. In addition, it is important that the international network of scholars has been nurtured through this three-year project, which can function, is already partially functioning, as a foundation for a productive exchange across national boundaries.