Art Work: Conserving and Restoring Contemporary Art

by Isabella Villafranca Di Soissons

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8831729454
• ISBN13: 9788831729451
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Marsilio Editori
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 8.2"