Christine Ross (art historian)

Christine Ross is a Canadian art historian, theorist, and professor known for her work on contemporary art, new media, and the relationship between art and technology. Her research focuses on issues of embodiment, affect, temporality, and spectatorship within the context of digital technologies and contemporary art practices.

Ross is a Professor of Art History and Cinema Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She has held visiting professorships and fellowships at various institutions, including the Humboldt University of Berlin and the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.

Her scholarship is characterized by its interdisciplinary approach, drawing on theories from art history, media studies, philosophy, and cultural studies. She is particularly interested in exploring how new technologies shape our perceptions, experiences, and understanding of the world.

Key Publications:

• The Aesthetics of Disappearance (University of Minnesota Press, 2006) – Examines how contemporary art uses disappearance and ephemerality to engage with questions of time, memory, and loss in the age of digital reproduction.
• The Pastness of the Present: Art and the Contemporary (Duke University Press, 2000) – Explores the relationship between contemporary art and temporality, focusing on how art can challenge conventional notions of time and history.
• Between Categories: Essays on Art, Media, and Identity (co-edited with Alain Depocas and Johanne Lamoureux, YYZ Books, 2005) – A collection of essays that addresses the intersections of art, media, and identity in contemporary culture.

Ross's work has been influential in the fields of art history and media studies, contributing to a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between art, technology, and contemporary culture. She continues to publish and lecture widely on these topics.