from The Boston Globe -
A 'Nativity' revelation
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Yet another discovery of a hidden painting and the artist's frugal re-use of canvases, "uncovered" during x-radiography examination before conservation treatment. This time, it is a painting by Tintoretto.
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from The New York Times -
Pictures That Were Worth a Thousand Calling Cards
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A review in the New York Times, no less, of the current exhibition at the Asian Civilisation Museum - “Neither East Nor West: Asians in Monochrome” until 1st February 2009.
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Pictures That Were Worth a Thousand Calling Cards
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A review in the New York Times, no less, of the current exhibition at the Asian Civilisation Museum - “Neither East Nor West: Asians in Monochrome” until 1st February 2009.
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From Gray Areas to Green Areas:
Developing Sustainable Practices in Preservation Environments
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An interesting - and increasingly pertinent - perspective on preservation and sustainability. Arising from a symposium organised by the Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record at the University of Texas, Austin, papers that were presented are now available online.
From the introduction to the symposium proceedings:
Link from Conservation DistList.
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Developing Sustainable Practices in Preservation Environments
go to symposium web-page
An interesting - and increasingly pertinent - perspective on preservation and sustainability. Arising from a symposium organised by the Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record at the University of Texas, Austin, papers that were presented are now available online.
From the introduction to the symposium proceedings:
"A fundamental assumption made in the preservation community is that achieving the right balance of temperature and relative humidity is the best strategy to prolong the life of collection materials. The chemistry behind that statement may be quite accurate, but it requires that we balance more than just degrees and percentages. If our tightly controlled HVAC systems contribute to global warming, do we come out ahead? Does it make sense to apply these standards to every climate and economy? [...]"These are questions which we dismiss at our own peril.
Link from Conservation DistList.
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from Tate Research -
Tate Papers: Issue 10, Autumn 208
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The latest issue of Tate Papers is now available. In particular, the following article is of particular interest in terms of research in modern paints:
Tate Papers: Issue 10, Autumn 208
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The latest issue of Tate Papers is now available. In particular, the following article is of particular interest in terms of research in modern paints:
"The History and Manufacture of Lithol Red, a Pigment Used by Mark Rothko in his Seagram and Harvard Murals of the 1950s and 1960s"
Harriet A. L. Standeven
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Labels:
museum,
technical art history
from The New York Times -
An Opaque and Lengthy Road to Landmark Status
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Preservationists See Bulldozers Charging Through a Loophole
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Houses of Worship Choosing to Avoid Landmark Status
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Preservation and Development, Engaged in a Delicate Dance
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Looking at Landmarks
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An excellent extended feature looking at the work of the Landmarks Preservation Commission in New York and some learning points to be had.
For one, urban preservation is not merely a technical enterprise, but, perhaps more importantly, also an emotional one - in that it involves persuasion, empathy and sharing responsibilities. Looking at architectural heritage solely from a technical perspective would seem to defeat the very larger purpose of preservation - which is to connect communities across time.
Another important lesson is that heritage preservation work, not matter how noble or essential, is not self-evident given the context of present-day societal preoccupations. Hence, this makes the work of preservation that much more complex and difficult as changing prevailing social paradigms become an important aspect of the groundwork needed before preservation efforts could be understood or supported.
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An Opaque and Lengthy Road to Landmark Status
go to article
Preservationists See Bulldozers Charging Through a Loophole
go to article
Houses of Worship Choosing to Avoid Landmark Status
go to article
Preservation and Development, Engaged in a Delicate Dance
go to article
Looking at Landmarks
go to interactive map
An excellent extended feature looking at the work of the Landmarks Preservation Commission in New York and some learning points to be had.
For one, urban preservation is not merely a technical enterprise, but, perhaps more importantly, also an emotional one - in that it involves persuasion, empathy and sharing responsibilities. Looking at architectural heritage solely from a technical perspective would seem to defeat the very larger purpose of preservation - which is to connect communities across time.
Another important lesson is that heritage preservation work, not matter how noble or essential, is not self-evident given the context of present-day societal preoccupations. Hence, this makes the work of preservation that much more complex and difficult as changing prevailing social paradigms become an important aspect of the groundwork needed before preservation efforts could be understood or supported.
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Labels:
architecture conservation,
heritage,
preservation
from The Miami Herald -
$300,000 sculpture destroyed en route to Art Miami show
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A reminder of the kind of extreme damage that can happen to artworks - probably a combination of gross ignorance and negligence. From the photos, the packing effort looks dismal - bubble-pack and thin foam pieces in a semi-flimsy wooden crate construction. Even as it seems to have been destroyed during moving, if the packing had been robust, the damage might have been contained. What a real shame!
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$300,000 sculpture destroyed en route to Art Miami show
go to article
A reminder of the kind of extreme damage that can happen to artworks - probably a combination of gross ignorance and negligence. From the photos, the packing effort looks dismal - bubble-pack and thin foam pieces in a semi-flimsy wooden crate construction. Even as it seems to have been destroyed during moving, if the packing had been robust, the damage might have been contained. What a real shame!
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from The New York Times -
Saving That Landscape, in Pictures at Least
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Preservation is often seen in terms of saving artefacts - both large or small - that important non-artefactual and non-site aspects are often missed. This makes for a poorer "record" that is being preserved. Then again, it points to the difficulty, if not the impossibility, of total preservation.
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Saving That Landscape, in Pictures at Least
go to article
Preservation is often seen in terms of saving artefacts - both large or small - that important non-artefactual and non-site aspects are often missed. This makes for a poorer "record" that is being preserved. Then again, it points to the difficulty, if not the impossibility, of total preservation.
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