Call for papers on Picasso, Picabia, and Ernst

Call for Papers

Picasso Picabia Ernst
Clore Auditorium
Tate
25 Nov 2016

One-day symposium organised by Tate and The Clothworkers' Foundation
to mark the end of the Clothworkers' Fellowship 2014-16

The Picasso Picabia Ernst Symposium aims to bring together
conservators, conservation scientists, curators, art historians,
professionals, and students to discuss the work of these three key
artists from the early-twentieth century.  Annette King will present
some of the outcomes of her two-year Clothworkers' Fellowship
examining selected paintings by Pablo Picasso, Francis Picabia and
Max Ernst in the Tate collection.

Submissions are invited from interested professionals to present
20-minute papers on this fascinating area of research.  Abstracts
should be a maximum of 500 words and in English only.  The
submissions should show the title, author(s) and contact details for
the corresponding author.  Abstracts will be selected by the
Symposium Advisory Committee.  There will also be the opportunity to
display posters.  Authors may subsequently be invited to produce a
written paper for postprints.

To submit an abstract for a paper or poster please send a Word or
PDF file by 31 May 2016 to annette.king<-at->tate<.>org<.>uk.

Authors will be notified of acceptance by 30 June 2016.  Please note
that the number of presentations will be limited due to the brevity
of the symposium.

Potential Topics:

    Materials and techniques of works by Picasso, Picabia and Ernst

    Paintings underneath paintings or reworking of paintings by
    these artists

    Conservation treatment of works by Picasso, Picabia or Ernst

    Scientific analysis of works by Picasso, Picabia or Ernst

    Degradation of materials in works by these artists and the
    effect on their visual appearance

    Art historical research into these artists

    Research into the social and art historical context of the
    artists in question and their works

    Transparency and opacity

    House paint and artists' paint and their use in paintings by
    Picasso, Picabia or Ernst

    Writings by these artists

Symposium Advisory Committee:

    Annette King
    Paintings Conservator, Tate

    Joyce Townsend
    Senior Conservation Scientist, Tate

    Yunsun Choi
    Conservation Manager, Tate

    Adele Wright
    Junior Clothworkers' Fellow at Tate

    Harriet Pearson
    Freelance Conservator

Please note that any information sent, received or held by Tate may
be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000


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