Position at Judd Foundation

Conservator
Judd  Foundation
Marfa, Texas

Salary: commensurate with experience + benefits, plus  accommodation

Job type: Full time

The Judd Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to
maintain and preserve the late artist Donald Judd's (1928-1994)
permanently  installed living and working spaces, libraries, and
archives in New York and  Marfa, Texas.  The  Foundation wishes to
appoint a Conservator who will be based in Marfa to  oversee the
long-term preservation of the collection that is permanently
installed and in storage.  The  collection is comprised of a wide
range of organic/inorganic objects including  sculpture, paintings,
furniture, glass, ceramics, books, paper, textiles and  ethnographic
objects.

The  conservator will oversee artwork approved for loan, including
assessment,  treatment, condition reports, and related travel;
conduct preservation  activities including environmental monitoring
of storage and exhibit areas;  assist with architectural
preservation projects in Marfa; conduct research on  the materials
and techniques of Donald Judd and other artists represented in  the
collection; recruit and supervise interns; prepare and manage
budgets, and  organize, maintain, and purchase lab equipment.  The
conservator will appoint and provide oversight of specialist
conservation consultants, and advise collections staff on the proper
care and  maintenance of the collection.

A master's degree from a recognized art conservation program  is
required, along with substantial practical experience and the
ability to  undertake innovative treatments. Demonstrated experience
in the treatment of  modern and contemporary art is preferable. The
successful candidate will have  excellent writing and verbal skills.
Strong interpersonal and organizational  skills and the ability to
plan and schedule independent work are essential.

The conservator will report to the Executive Director and to  an
advisory committee that was established by the Judd Foundation in
2005.  The Advisory Committee for Conservation and Restoration
(ACCR) meets four times a year and is comprised of  conservators
with extensive experience in treating works of art by Donald Judd,
and former studio assistants to Judd who have first and knowledge of
his  working practice. The Committee advises Judd Foundation on
developing  appropriate collections management policies and
procedures for the Foundation's  spaces and the works in its
collection

Send C.V. and the names of three references by mail or email  to:

    Christopher Longfellow
    Judd Foundation
    5 Crosby Street, Suite 4H
    New York, NY 10013


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