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Record Nr.

UNINA9910584582703321

Titolo

Living Matter: The Preservation of Biological Materials in Contemporary Art : An International Conference Held in Mexico City, June 3–5, 2019 / / edited by Rachel Rivenc and Kendra Roth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles : , : Getty Conservation Institute, , 2022

©2022

ISBN

1-60606-912-8

1-60606-767-2

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 248 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) ;

Disciplina

702.88

Soggetti

Museum conservation methods

Art, Modern - Conservation and restoration

Musees - Methodes de conservation

Materiel d'artistes - Deterioration

Art - 21e siecle - Conservation et restauration

Art - 20e siecle - Conservation et restauration

Artists' materials - Deterioration

Art, Modern - 21st century - Conservation and restoration

Art, Modern - 20th century - Conservation and restoration

Conference papers and proceedings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of the symposium "Living Matter: The Preservation of Biological Materials Used in Contemporary Art / La Materia Viva: Conservación de materiales orgánicos en el arte contemporáneo" which took place June 3-5, 2019, in Mexico City and was co-organized by the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), and the Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museografía "Manuel del Castillo Negrete" (ENCRyM) of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH).

Sommario/riassunto

"This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the



conservation of biological materials used in contemporary art"--