The Centre for Advanced Study aims to analyze the changes in access to cultural goods caused by digitization primarily — but not exclusively — with regard to art. It takes a look at the evolving opportunities as well as problems and conflicts that arise with them, from (1) an art studies, (2) a curatorial and (3) an ethical perspective.

1. The Centre will thus significantly broaden the state of art research by analyzing the significance of access to digital technologies for art production and reception, by examining the opportunities and development possibilities that the digital transformation opens up for access to contemporary, but also to older art, and by reflecting on art-specific problems of accessibility concerning works of fine art other than those temporal and ephemeral art forms that have already been discussed quite extensively.
2. It also aims to explore the consequences for curatorial practice that arise with the changing ways of access and with the new restriction on access to certain art works and other collection goods brought about by the digital transformation.
3. Last, not least, it shall contribute to debates on copyright policy and legal studies with an ethical perspective on conflicts affecting access to art works and other cultural goods: the Centre is going to elaborate and justify certain ethical principles that might inform legal policies and the ethical evaluation of existing legal regulations governing access to cultural goods.