Réflexions autour de la conservation-restauration d’une œuvre aux coléoptères de Jan Fabre, Vleesklomp by Ingrid Wydler

“…The following article is about the treatment of Jan Fabre’s coleopteran piece of art. The artist’s work is presented throughout this text, witch deals with conservation issues of coleopteras and treatment chosen for the artwork.…”
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Who’s In and Who’s Out? War News from Mexico and the Framing of Evil by Alan Hirsch

“…The exclusion of the blacks from the celebration mirrors the fact that the newspaper itself was produced by and for whites. The artist, his right arm cocked in painterly position, takes in the scene that he will frame for us. …”
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Workshop of the painter Gottfried Ezekiel – the technique of 18th-century decorations in Bodø (Norway) by Klaudia Rajmann

“…The aim of described project was to compare the style and the technique of works in Bodin church and of the so called Louis-Philippe Room – lading to determine the characteristics features for the artist’s workshop.…”
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Le Prince Impérial : le témoignage posthume d’un talent ignoré by Aude Nicolas

“…This article allows us to explore this little-known aspect of the prince, which shows that beyond the military, he was also an accomplished artist with gifts that were as precocious as they were promising.…”
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Warhol selon Avedon : le paradoxe en héritage ? by Véronique Béghain

“…This paper links the iconographic tradition related to Saint Sebastian with Valerie Solanas’s « performance » as two visible legacies included in Warhol’s body as photographed by Avedon in his 1969 portrait entitled « Andy Warhol, Artist, New York City, 8/20/69 », in many ways a paradoxical portrait with an undecidable meaning arising from the tension between surface and depth, reflection and construction, clinical approach and staging.…”
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Whose decision is it? Reflections about a decision making model based on qualitative methodologies by Hélia Marçal, Rita Macedo, Andreia Nogueira, António Duarte

“…For this model, qualitative methodologies for artist’s interviews and decision-making theories are applied.…”
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Theoretical issues in the conservation of contemporary art by Rosario Llamas-Pacheco

“…Transformation has an impact on the artistic intention, therefore, and since it is impossible to avoid the change, a deep reflection is necessary on the concept of premature ruin. …”
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La restauration problématique d’une œuvre lumineuse conceptuelle by Olivier Steib

“…This case has allowed an international collaboration between the artist's studio, technicians, and museums, where the conservator-restorer is in charge of ethical and technical coordination and managing sometimes opposing points of view.…”
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L’art contemporain tunisien en révolution. Continuité et discontinuité des trajectoires face à l’événement by Annabelle Boissier

“…This event allegedly increased the number of artists and allowed the emergence of a new generation. …”
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Trans Europe Express, study and restoration of a major artwork by Dorothée Selz by Marie Courseaux

“…The research determined the phenomena and factors of degradation, established appropriate treatment, respecting and documenting the  intentions of the artist, who has also participated in this restoration.…”
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Primordiality of Salvatore Scarpitta by Antonella Chiazza

“…The article analyzes the artistic research by Salvatore Scarpitta, one of the major protagonists of the international art scene after the Second World War, in its different phases: expressionist, abstract-figurative and informal. …”
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The problematic restoration of a conceptual light artwork by Olivier Steib

“…This case has allowed an international collaboration between the artist's studio, technicians, and museums, where the conservator-restorer is in charge of ethical and technical coordination and managing sometimes opposing points of view.…”
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À propos d’une œuvre promise à la disparition de Claire Pentecost by Claire Valageas, Chloé Barle

“…This conservation-restoration project for Proposal for a New American Agriculture by Claire Pentecost, conducted in 2021-2022, fostered interdisciplinary dialogue between Claire Valageas (49 Nord 6 Est - Frac Lorraine), Chloé Barle (a student in textile arts conservation-restoration), and the artist herself. By combining their perspectives, this collaboration allowed for a conservation approach addressing the work’s presentation, reception, and the preservation of its material and conceptual integrity.…”
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Human hair in contemporary art: conservation issues and solutions by Amélie Pirotte

“…This study explores the use of human hair in contemporary art threw several artworks from the Belgian artist Hélène de Gottal. She employs the traditional techniques used by spindle lace makers, as well as hairspray, to create masks using her face as a model. …”
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Abstract expressionism and its relationship to visual attraction In the designs of modern women's fabrics by Haider Hashim Mammuod Al – Husseini

“… In the midst of the technical and artistic acceleration that we witnessed in our modern world and its development among nations and people. …”
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Trans Europe Express, étude et restauration d’une œuvre de Dorothée Selz by Marie Courseaux

“…The research determined the phenomena and factors of degradation, established appropriate treatment, respecting and documenting the intentions of the artist, who has also participated in this restoration.…”
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Censure, éthique et propagande au sein de la revue URSS en construction by Jessica Watson

“…How to understand their works today and how to locate the place of the artist in a totalitarian regime. The magazine URSS en construction sheds light on the ideological complexities at the heart of Soviet art and explores the dilemma between artistic integrity and survival.…”
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A Babel suspeita de Nelson de Oliveira by José Leonardo Tonus

“…The photomontages made by artist Teresa Yamashita included in the anthology Babel Babilônia from brazilian writer Nelson de Oliveira published in 2007, sug- gests the presence of a pictorial story concomitantly that, with also the paratex- tuals devices and all narratives, requires for a reflection on the crisis values that runs through our society. …”
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Historique et variations de la restauration des œuvres de Nicolas Schöffer by Éléonore de Lavandeyra Schöffer

“…After a short introduction of the artworks and the studio of Nicolas Schöffer to the audience, Éléonore Schöffer presents her experiences and reflections related to the artworks conservation over time. She reviews the artist’s different categories of works and some keys to understand their evolution.…”
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