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. - First edition. - 1 online resource (260 pages): illustrations (chiefly color) ; - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

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).

Open Access

"This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the conservation of biological materials used in contemporary art"--

9781606067673




Museum conservation methods.
Art, Modern--Conservation and restoration.
Musees--Methodes de conservation--Congres.
Materiel d'artistes--Deterioration--Congres.
Art--Conservation et restauration--21e siecle--Congres.
Art--Conservation et restauration--20e siecle--Congres.
Museum conservation methods--Congresses.
Artists' materials--Deterioration--Congresses.
Art, Modern--Conservation and restoration--21st century--Congresses.
Art, Modern--Conservation and restoration--20th century--Congresses.


Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.