My latest challenge was a fun one - check out this restoration of a sandstone 3D print that came out with a pretty significant hole due to shell errors in the file. In order to avoid a re-print I...
A student experience of the 2016 IIC Congress 'Saving the Now'
“Saving the Now: Crossing Boundaries to Conserve Contemporary Works” A student experience On 12th - 16th September 2016, the biennial Congress of the International Institute for Conservation of...
Save the date: RCE Picture Meeting, Friday January 27
Dear collegue Our next Picture Meeting will be held in Amersfoort (NL), Friday 27 January 2017, from c. 10am-6 pm. Admission is free after online registration. We have not decided on the theme yet...
The Fall 2016 issue of VoCA Journal focuses on the inspirations and motivations of progressive artist-endowed foundations. Contributors to this issue include leaders from the Jay DeFeo, Helen...
Preservation and Conservation of Contemporary Art in Public Spaces: contributions to the urbanity
Name Pedro Augusto Vieira Santos Title of research project Preservation and Conservation of Contemporary Art in Public Spaces: contributions to the urbanity Affiliation(s) FAU USP [Faculdade de...
Video: Pip Laurenson asks 'Can Artworks Live in A Museums Collection?'
In October 2016 as part of the NYU/IFA Conservation Center’s "Topics in Time-Based Media Art Conservation" lecture series, Pip Laurenson (Tate) asked her audience a tough question: Can Artworks Live...
Website: Materials Information & Technical Resources for Artists
The Materials Information and Technical Resources for Artists (MITRA) online resource was inspired by the work of the late Mark Gottsegen who organized and implemented the Artist Materials Information...
This is a reminder that the deadline is fast approaching for abstract submission for posters for the next ICOM-CC Triennial Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark which will take place on the 4-8 September...
Lucas Samaras' Pastel Drawings: “Perilous Message, Precarious Medium”
Materials and Techniques of Lucas Samaras' pastel drawings. Publication: Ellis, Margaret Holben and Lindsey Tyne “Perilous Message, Precarious Medium” in Dreams in Dust: The Pastels of Lucas Samaras...
Jean Dubuffet's Assemblages d'Empreintes: “Myth and Manipulation: Deconstructing and Reconstructing: Dubuffet’s Imprints and Their Assemblages”
Materials and techniques of Dubuffet's Assemblages d'Empreintes Publication: Ellis, Margaret Holben and Lindsey Tyne, “Myth and Manipulation: Deconstructing and Reconstructing: Dubuffet’s Imprints and...