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The Object in Transition: A Cross Disciplinary Conference on the Preservation and Study of Modern and Contemporary Art
Date: 25-26 January 2008
Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Presented by the Getty
Conservation Institute and the Getty Research Institute, "The Object in
Transition: A Cross Disciplinary Conference on the Preservation and
Study of Modern and Contemporary Art", will explore some of the key
issues surrounding the conservation of contemporary sculpture,
painting, and mixed-media artworks, and the collaborative
possibilities, primarily between conservators, art historians, and
curators, working in these fields.
The two-day event will
feature intensive professional dialogues on case studies and general
panel discussions. Topics will include the importance of an artwork's
surface, dealing with process, the artist’s voice and intent, the life
and death of objects, and examining multi-disciplinary collaboration. A
number of relevant art works are anticipated to be on display, enabling
the audience to actively participate in the discussion of these works.
In addition, a panel
discussion, open to the public, with Paul McCarthy and Robert Gober in
conversation with Christian Scheidemann (Private Conservator in New
York) and Elisabeth Sussman (curator at the Whitney Museum of Art) will
be held on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in the Harold M.
Williams Auditorium at the Getty Center.
Online registration and a preliminary program for the Object in Transition are now available on the conference website.
Contact information: gciweb(at)getty.edu
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