Installation art and the museum : presentation and conservation of changing artworks / Vivian van Saaze.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saaze, Vivian van, 1975- author.

Contributor:

OAPEN.

Series:

Open Access e-Books

Knowledge Unlatched

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Installations (Art)--Conservation and restoration.

Installations (Art).

Art, Modern--20th century--Conservation and restoration.

Art, Modern.

Art, Modern--21st century--Conservation and restoration.

Museum conservation methods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2025.

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

Installation art has become mainstream in artistic practices. However, acquiring and displaying such artworks means that curators and conservators are challenged to deal with obsolete technologies, ephemeral materials, and other issues concerning care and management of these artworks. By analyzing three in-depth case studies, the author sheds new light on the key concepts of traditional conservation - authenticity, artist's intention, and the notion of ownership - while exploring how these concepts apply in contemporary art conservation.

Contents:

Introduction: Challenges of Installation Art

1. Key Concepts and Developments in Conservation Theory and Practice

2. From Singularity to Multiplicity: Authenticity in Practice

3. From Intention to Interaction: Artist's Intention Reconsidered

4. From Object to Collective, from Artists to Actants: Ownership Reframed

Conclusion: Challenges and Potentialities of Installation Art.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-212) and indexes.

CC BY-NC-ND

ISBN:

1-003-69801-8

1-04-079403-3

90-485-1751-6

9781003698012

OCLC:

857081647

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_449202