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08-30-2021

The Future of TVs in Art: TBM Art Conservation Workshop ︎
Conservation Center of Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, NY


Panelist and moderator of a conversation with Dara Birnbaum


This two-day webinar on cathode ray tubes (CRTs) in art focused on preservation challenges of this obsolete technology. Presentations range from the conceptual framework of media theory, media culture, perception, and art history to the technical details of functionality, equipment significance, and the challenges of maintenance, conservation, and future display of CRT-based works. Artist Dara Birnbaum, Martina Haidvogl (Bern University), Florian & Christian Draheim (Colorvac), Christine Frohnert (NYU) and Lilia Kudelia conclude the program with a panel discussion that addressed the future of CRT-based artworks.


 

Dara Birnbaum. Kiss the Girls: Make Them Cry, 1979. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery

Dara Birnbaum. Tianmen Square: Break-In Transmission, 1990. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery

Dara Birnbaum. Tianmen Square: Break-In Transmission, 1990. Courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery










07–30–2022
       

Time-Based Media Art Conservation: Education and Outreach ︎




Conservation Center of Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, NY


Webinar speaker ︎


Time-based Media (TBM) artworks are characterized by having a durational element, such as sound, performance, light, or movement, which unfolds to the viewer over time via slide, film, video, software, or the internet. Preserving them presents particular challenges, given their conceptual nature and use of components that extend well beyond traditional categories of art materials.

This webinar presents teaching concepts developed by instructors, as well as student perspectives over four years of curriculum implementation. Resources developed at the Conservation Center will be shared to promote TBM art conservation education and training and to inspire others embarking on similar initiatives.


Abi Shehu. Sahara, 2021


Artists Abi Shehu and Olsi Hoxha near ZETA Center for Contemporary Art. Tirana, September 2021