New book on artist interviews

The Artist Interview book out now

    Lydia Beerkens, Paulien 't Hoen, IJsbrand Hummelen, Vivian van
    Saaze, Tatja Scholte, Sanneke Stigter [eds.],
    The Artist Interview.
    For conservation and presentation of contemporary art.
    Guidelines and practice,
    Japsam Books, Heijningen 2012

One of the ways to obtain authentic, content-related and technical
information on modern and contemporary artworks is to interview the
artists who created them. To that end, the Foundation for the
Conservation of Contemporary Art (SBMK), the Cultural Heritage
Agency of the Netherlands (RCE) and the University of Amsterdam
(UvA) have formulated guidelines for a structured approach of the
artist interview and compiled a number of interview scenarios as
practical interview tools.

The aim of this handbook is to equip conservators, curators, art
historians and students with tools to retrieve a wealth of accurate
information from the artist and to allow the interested public a
view behind the scenes of the conservation, preservation and
presentation of modern and contemporary art. It provides a variety
of scenarios enriched with useful pointers, example questions and
checklists to ensure a smooth progress of the artist interview. The
interview scenarios are supplemented with ten relevant articles on
studio and museum interviews providing insight into the potentials
and pitfalls of the artist interview as a conservation tool. To be
ordered through the publisher

    <URL:http://www.japsambooks.nl>

Sanneke Stigter
Coordinator and Lecturer Contemporary Art Conservation
University of Amsterdam
Faculty of Humanities
Conservation and Restoration
+31 20 525 1873


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