Call for papers--Conserving kinetic art

The Getty Conservation Institute, the Museo del Novecento and the
Modern Materials and Contemporary Art (MMCA) working group of
ICOM-CC, in partnership with INCCA are pleased to announce the
upcoming conference:

"Keep it moving? Conserving kinetic art"
Palazzo Reale
Milan, Italy,
June 30 - July 1, 2016

Hosted by Museo Del Novecento, Milan, Italy,

    Kinetic: relating to the motion of material bodies and the
    forces and energy associated therewith" (Merriam-Webster
    dictionary)

Kinetic art is art that not only includes movement but often depends
on it to produce the desired effect and fully realize its nature as
work of art.  Kinetic art emerged throughout the 20th century, and
had its major developments in the 1950s and 60s.  In addition, in
the 1960s, a branch of op art or optical art, i.e. abstract art
based on optical illusion, also started to incorporate actual
movement.  Kinetic works of art include a wide range of motion, from
motorized and electrically driven movement to motion as the result
of wind, light, or other sources of energy.  Much thought is
currently given in the field of contemporary art conservation to
rethinking the concept of authenticity and to solving the dichotomy
often felt between original materials and functionality of the work
of art.  The dichotomy is especially acute with kinetic art where a
compromise between the two seems impossible: when engine parts stop
working, when light bulbs go out, the work will stop functioning if
replacement is not performed.  Issues of technological obsolescence,
as well as the strong sociological and historical information or
meanings often embedded in a given technology and its use by an
artist, further complicate matters.

This two-day conference will look back at the history of kinetic art
and its preservation, taking into consideration the artists' point
of view and discussing the ethical dilemma and practical challenges
of conserving and documenting kinetic works.  It will include
invited keynotes and paper submissions and.  The conference will
serve as the interim meeting of MMCA and is organized in partnership
with the Museo del Novecento

    <URL:http://www.museodelnovecento.org/en/>

the Getty Conservation Institute

    <URL:http://www.getty.edu/conservation>

and INCCA.  It will take place at the Palazzo Reale in conjunction
with the general ICOM-CC meeting

    <URL:http://network.icom.museum/icom-milan-2016>

A visit of the rich collection of kinetic works in the Museo del
Novecento will be included; other cultural tours will also be
offered.

If you would like to give a presentation, abstracts can be submitted
until October, 15 2015 to kinetic2016<-at->gmail<.>com.  They should
include authors' name and affiliation as well as contact details,
full titles and a 350-word summary.  All papers will be delivered in
English.  We welcome papers dealing with ethical considerations,
especially those presenting innovative thinking or drawing from
parallels with other fields such as preservation of musical
instruments, case studies, updates on research projects, as well as
papers focusing on innovative documentation strategies and
approaches to conserving kinetic art collections.

For more information please contact: Rachel Rivenc
<rrivenc<-at->getty<.>edu> or Lydia Beerkens <lydia.beerkens<-at->planet<.>nl>

INCCA is hosted by the The Cultural Heritage Agency of The
Netherlands (RCE)


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