Photo-oxidation Polypropylene is highly sensitive to the incident UV part of the sun’s radiation in the region 290–400 nm, which is responsible for the radiation-induced polymer photo-oxidation (Al...
Videos from the VoCA Summit, held at SFMOMA on January 26, 2018, are available to view online. To revisit the phenomenal presentations and conversations from guest speakers Michael Auping, Shervone...
Recap INCCA-AP Café: The Conservator’s role in the acquisition process, a tale of evolving protocols?
In July 2024, INCCA-AP organized a Café about the role of the conservator in the acquisition process. The event consisted of four presentations of 10 minutes each followed by a Q&A session at the end...
Congress: Saving the Now: Crossing Boundaries to Conserve Contemporary Works. (2016)
IIC 2016 Los Angeles Congress. 12–16 September 2016 Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles In collaboration with the International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art (INCCA) and the Getty...
PhD research: An Investigation into the History of the Airbrush and the Impact of the Conservation Treatment of Airbrushed Canvas Paintings (Mohamed Abdeldayem Ahmed Soltan)
Name: Mohamed Abdeldayem Ahmed Soltan Title of research project / research interests: An Investigation into the History of the Airbrush and the Impact of the Conservation Treatment of Airbrushed...
Dear INCCA Community, During this transition of season, we would like to share some exciting news with you. Between 18th and 22nd September, ICOM-CC took place in Valencia, Spain. As some of you might...
INCCA Talk with Raphael Lozano-Hemmer, 14 December, Zoom 9 am PST/ 11am CST / 12pm EST/ 5pm GMT/ 6pm CET In our next INCCA Talk we are dedicated to exploring the preservation of Light Art. We are...
This December, INCCA will delve into the conservation of LEDs with a particular focus on Jenny Holzer’s work. Over two sessions and through several case studies and contributions, we’ll explore topics...
Discovering the ‘research to restoration’ process for contemporary art conservation. The ‘research to restoration’ process, although in detail may vary depending on the artwork or material in question...
Popular polypropylene Chemical and physical properties of polypropylene Production process Degredation of polypropelene References Popular polypropylene Polypropylene (PP), a highly crystalline...