Conserving Contemporary Art: Issues, Methods, Materials, and Research (Getty Publications – (Yale)) - Softcover

Chiantore, Oscar; Rava, Antonio

 
9781606061046: Conserving Contemporary Art: Issues, Methods, Materials, and Research (Getty Publications – (Yale))
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1606061046 ISBN 13: 9781606061046
Verlag: Getty Conservation Institute,US, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

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. 
 

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Oscar Chiantore is a professor of chemistry and polymer technology at the University of Turin and has collaborated with conservators at the Tate, London, and the Getty Conservation Institute. Antonio Rava is a conservator, also based in Turin, where he has headed the conservation firm Rava & C. for over thirty years. 

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Verlag
Getty Conservation Institute,US
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1606061046
ISBN 13 
9781606061046
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
327
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