Parallel session
Title
New Concepts in Art - New Concepts in Conservation? Collaboration between Conservator, Artist, Fabricator and Curator
Type
discussion
Date, time
Thursday 10th June, 14:00-16:00
Organisation
Contemporary Conservation Ltd., New York
Introduction
Katharina Roeck, conservator, Contemporary Conservation Ltd., New York
Guests
Urs Fischer, artist, New York
Martin Hansen, fabricator, Kunstbetrieb, Basel
Johanna Hoffmann, conservator, Contemporary Conservation, Ltd, New York
Joanna Phillips, conservator of Contemporary Art, Guggenheim Museum, New York
Ulrich Strotjohann, artist and former assistant to Martin Kippenberger, Berlin
Moderator
Christian Scheidemann, senior conservator, Contemporary Conservation Ltd., New York
Description
The process from the creation of a work of art to it’s first exhibition can involve many people, from the artist to fabricators and assistants on the one hand, and collectors, art dealers on the other. The panel would like to emphasize the advantages and risks of the collaboration between conservators, artists and other professions in regards to our goal of respecting contemporary art as a historical document. Our focus is to discuss if and how the refined, often industrially related methods of production, non-traditional materials and their meaning in contemporary art are changing the role of the contemporary conservator. Do new artistic strategies and methods influence the concept and ethical framework for a conservation treatment?