Conserving contemporary art : issues, methods, materials, and research

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Label

Conserving contemporary art : issues, methods, materials, and research

Title remainder

issues, methods, materials, and research

Statement of responsibility

preface by Francesco Poli ; with a contribution by Valeria Dell'Aquila, Massimo Ferronato, Luca Lampo, and Alessandro Mininno

Creator

• Chiantore, Oscar

Contributor

• Rava, Antonio

Subject

• 1900 - 2099
• Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Conservation and restoration
• Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Conservation and restoration

Language

• eng
• ita
• eng

Summary

"Since the advent of the avant-garde in the early twentieth century, visual artists have adopted new techniques and materials, some of whose characteristics of aging and wear are still largely unknown today. The conservator's intervention has become increasingly delicate, problematic, and experimental and requires not only technical knowledge of materials but also a greater awareness of the artist's intellectual universe. Translated from Italian to reach a wider audience, Conserving Contemporary Art: Issues, Methods, Materials, and Research is one of the first books to give a comprehensive overview of the many considerations faced by the conservator of modern and contemporary art. The book takes into account both the material and ethical aspects of contemporary art, focusing on the enormous variety of techniques and materials used by contemporary artists, and their deterioration. It also emphasizes the need to understand the meaning of these works when devising an appropriate conservation strategy. A number of chapters are dedicated to specific conservation treatments, such as cleaning and reintegration, while the many issues introduced are illustrated with a number of examples from painting, photography, sculpture, installation art, video, and web-based art. All in all, the text acts as an introduction to many of the issues with which the field is currently grappling."--

Member of

• Conservare l'arte contemporanea

Is translation of

• Conservare l'arte contemporanea

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Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

702.8/8

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Language note

In English; translated from Italian

LC call number

N8560

LC item number

.C4813 2012

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography