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Edited by M.A. Corzo
Which objects or events will define the art of our time? Who will
decide what is to be preserved for posterity and how to preserve
it? If an artist chooses ephemeral materials, should the work be
allowed to deteriorate?
These are among the questions posed in this stimulating volume,
based on a GCI conference on the preservation of contemporary art
held at the Getty Center in March 1998. Professionals from a range
of disciplines—artists, museum directors, curators, conservators,
art historians, dealers, collectors, and scientists, as well as
a philosopher and a lawyer—offer their individual perspectives
on the artist's original intent, the effect of the art market, ways
to cope with rapidly evolving media technologies, and fine art as
popular culture.
Authors include celebrated artists David Hockney, Judy Chicago,
and Bill Viola; philosopher Arthur Danto; collectors Clifford Einstein
and Agnes Gund; and museum professionals Roy A. Perry, head of conservation
at the Tate Gallery, London; James Coddington, chief conservator
at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Peter Galassi, chief curator
of photography at the Museum of Modern Art; and John Hanhardt, senior
curator of film and media arts at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
New York. The foreword is by Mildred Constantine, formerly a curator
at the Museum of Modern Art.
The 34 essays in this handsome volume, illustrated with more than
80 color photographs, center on the following topics: "Is Contemporary
Art Only for Contemporary Times?," "Present and Future Perceptions,"
"The Challenge of Materials," "The Art Ecosystem," and "Who Is Responsible?"
Museum professionals, dealers, collectors, conservators, artists,
art historians, and all those engaged in the dialogue surrounding
art and cultural heritage will find this timely volume of critical
interest.
Miguel Angel Corzo is former director of the Getty Conservation
Institute.
212 pages, 10-1/2 x 11 inches
80 color and 11 b/w illustrations
ISBN 0-89236-528-5, paper, $39.95
To order this publication, go to the Getty Bookstore.
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