- Symposium
Contemporary Art Conservation Revisited: 20 years later
This international two-day symposium celebrates the 20-year anniversary of the HKB’s contemporary art conservation program and will reflect on evolving roles and practices in the field.
27.01.2022 bis 28.01.2022
Update: Videos online!
All videos can also be viewed below
(See «Day 1» + «Day 2»).
The contemporary art conservation program’s launch was a response to changing contemporary artists’ practices and a commitment to the preservation of artworks outside traditional disciplines, embodying unconventional technologies and materials. The necessity of a different approach to care for and treat these works of art is reflected in its curriculum, incorporating methodologies and techniques from social sciences, affirming the importance of documentation as a preservation strategy, and corroborating the significance of artistic concepts within a decision-making process.
Looking back on the last 20 years, we can observe shifts in the field of contemporary art conservation, which compel us to (re)define our roles and question existing structures and modes of operating. A variety of perspectives and positions will reflect on these developments, both pioneering and recent, and will serve as the foundational framework to consider new tools, new skills, and new thinking needed within the field and our training programs.
Organizing Committee
- Martina Haidvogl
- Martina Pfenninger Lepage
- Dörte Doering
- Kerstin Linder
Advisory Board
- Carolin Bohlmann (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien)
- Christine Frohnert (New York University)
- Gunnar Heydenreich (TH Köln)
- Sanneke Stigter (University of Amsterdam)
Program
Day 1
Welcome
Sebastian Wörwag, Bern University of Applied Sciences
Establishing a New Specialty: Modern Materials and Media
Stefan Wülfert, Bern Academy of the Arts
Retracing our Path
20 Years Later: Contemporary Art Conservation at the HKB
Martina Haidvogl & Martina Pfenninger Lepage, Bern Academy of the Arts
(Re)thinking the Conservation of Contemporary Art 30 Years on
Hélia Marçal, University College London
Contemporary Art Conservation in the Netherlands: Looking Back
Sanneke Stigter, University of Amsterdam & Ijsbrand Hummelen, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands
Development of the Field of Contemporary Art Conservation in Europe and the US
Christine Frohnert, New York University
Focus on Sustainability, Collaboration, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Conservation
Glenn Wharton, University of California, Los Angeles
Changing Roles
Be Kind Rewind
Agathe Jarczyk, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Role of the Conservator in the Conservation of Public Art
Christine Haynes & Rowan Geiger, Preservation Arts
Caring for Living Plants in the Museum – An Ecosophical Perspective
Coline Ardouin & Martina Pfenniger Lepage, Bern Academy of the Arts
Panel: Advocacy in Conservation of Contemporary Art
Moderation: Martina Haidvogl, Bern Academy of the Arts
Panelists:
Nathalie Bäschlin, Museum of Fine Arts Bern
Carolin Bohlmann, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Jim Coddington, Independent Conservator
Gunnar Heydenreich, Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences (CICS) / Technische Hochschule Köln
Day 2
New Ways of Caring
Caught between Protection and Exposure: Entropy and Exhibition-making in the Age of Climate Crisis
Rebecca Lewin, Serpentine Galleries
Evolving Concepts of Care and Prevention for Contemporary Art Collections in Contemporary Institutions
Aga Wielocha, M+ & Christel Pesme, Heritage Conservation Center
A Rare Animal? Being a Contemporary Art Conservator in Special Collections and Archives
Rachel Rivenc & Melissa Huddleston, Getty Research Institute
New Ways of Working
New Ways of Working: Thoughts and Observations of an Emerging Time-Based Media Conservator
Rea Grammatikopoulou, Kunstsammlung NRW
A Framework for the Systematic Recording of Media Artworks and their Generational Changes at the Kunsthaus Zürich
Eléonore Bernard & Tony Kranz, Kunsthaus Zürich
Building a Media Art Collection – Challenges and Strategies
Sabine Himmelsbach & Claudia Röck, House of Electronic Arts
Replication and its Role in the Care of Contemporary Artworks
Stephen Huyton & Alexandra Nichols, Tate
New Ways of Collaborating
Caravan Chaos: Collegial Consultations as the Counter Pressure to the Art Market in Private Practice
Carien van Aubel, Private Practice & Joy Bloser, The Menil Collection
The Long-term Artist-Conservator Engagement: Conservation and De-creation in the Artist’s Archive
Nicole Collins, Artist & Ruth del Fresno-Guillem, Private Practice
Conservation Practices from the Artist’s Studio
Diego Mellado Martínez, Studio Daniel Canogar
Shirin Neshat’s Passage: Embracing Collaboration and Interrogating Boundaries in Contemporary Art Conservation
Martina Haidvogl, Bern Academy of the Arts & Peter Oleksik, Museum of Modern Art
Looking Forward
In Conversation
Jill Sterrett, Arts and Cultural Heritage Advisor & Pip Laurenson, Tate
INCCA Speed Mentoring Session
The INCCA Steering Committee is offering an INCCA Speed Mentoring session on day 2, January 28 from 12am-1pm CET.
The INCCA speed mentoring session is an opportunity for participants of the conference to meet with established professionals in the field. Inspired by and modelled after speed-dating, this session creates the chance to have short (10 mins) sessions of one-on-one time with recognized professionals in the field, without all the normal distractions associated with conferences. Although developed as an in-person event, the program has also worked well in the virtual world.
A recap on the mentoring session can be found here.
Steckbrief
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Startdatum
27.01.2022
In Kalender eintragen - Enddatum 28.01.2022
