I am posting this for a colleague who is not on the Museum-L list:
Mortality Immortality?
The Legacy of 20th Century Art
25 - 27 March, 1998 Los Angeles, California
Today's artists are creating a legacy of our century with works that
are traditional, mixed media, ephemeral, repeatable, and disposable.
Artists incorporate paint, polyethylene, paper, cloth, and
photographs into their work, challenging the boundaries of materials
through the creative process.
Will the work produced by contemporary artists be around for future
generations to understand and appreciate? Do we have an obligation to
the future to provide a comprehensive record of 20th century art?
In March 1998, the Getty Conservation Institute will convene a
conference to explore issues surrounding the preservation of
contemporary art . MORTALITY IMMORTALITY? The Legacy of 20th Century
Art, to be held at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California, will
bring together artists, directors, curators, conservators,
historians, educators, students, dealers, collectors, archivists,
philosophers, lawyers, and scientists, to discuss and debate the
preservation issues surrounding contemporary art. Philosophical,
ethical, art historical, and technological questions, with the
overlying economic factors, will be confronted and the inherent
difficulties illuminated. The conference will offer a forum to
improve understanding of the problems associated with the
preservation of contemporary art--from the treatment and handling of
traditional works to the difficulties posed by an aesthetic that is
expressed through the use of new materials and technology.
As the 20th century becomes history, as opposed to the time in which
we live, the moment is right to assess what our cultural legacy will
be--and how it will survive.
For registration information please contact:
Tracy Bartley
The Getty Conservation Institute
1200 Getty Center Drive #700
Los Angeles, California
90049-1684 U.S.A.
tel. 310.440.6849
fax 310.440.7713
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