Art Work by Edited by Isabella Villafranca Di Soissons
Brand: Marsilio
Product Description
To speak of restoration in relation to contemporary art seems almost oxymoronic. On the one hand it is commonly assumed that the art produced in our own time is still too new to need conservation. On the other hand with some artists deliberately seeking change or decay in their art through the use of perishable or unstable materials the conceptual assumptions and technical practices governing conservation and restoration are being subjected to fascinating new challenges. Massproduced objects bread beans blood excrement human and animal garbage seeds leaves moving gears lights and scents are just some of the materials that a restorer of contemporary art has to deal with. These wear out grow rusty or moldy fade ferment become infested by insects stall dry out. Each work of contemporary art is unique and unrepeatableand consequently so is each intervention made by a conservator. Questions of how to conserve these kinds of artworksand to what endshave a critical bearing on how contemporary art is seen and understood. But the peculiarities of restoring contemporary art have received relatively little exploration or theorization outside of the technical conservation literature. Featuring interviews with curators and artists such as Roberto Cuoghi and Massimiliano Gioni Art Work Conserving and Restoring Contemporary Art fills this gap inviting readers to explore how conservation practices are shaping the nature of the contemporary art object. show more
Condition : New
Author : Edited By Isabella Villafranca Di Soissons
Weight : 802
Publisher : Marsilio
Language : English
EAN : 9788831729451
ISBN10 : 8831729454
Format : Paperback Softback
Date of Publication : 20180904
Place of Publication : Italy
Pagination : 304 Pages 107 Illustrations Unspecified
Dimensions : 209 X 163 X 28