Summer School "Art&Law Identity and Conservation of Contemporary Artworks: Duties and Responsibility"

The Summer School "Art&Law Identity and Conservation of Contemporary Artworks: Duties and Responsibility" is organized by the University of Turin, Centro Conservazione e Restauro La Venaria Reale and Università Milano - Bicocca and it will take place from 3rd to 9th July 2017.

Contemporary works of art imply a number of challenges both on the side of philosophy, for problems that concern their identity, and on the legal side, as regards their protection.
There are many contemporary materials, in addition to the more traditional ones: lights, smells, sounds, food, consumables and waste, to name just a few. All of them ask important questions in terms of preventive conservation and restoration.
The summer school will examine the theoretical and practical issues raised by the contemporary arts in the context of law, philosophy and restoration.
The examination of theoretical issues will take place by exploring the many case studies produced by the arts, and will unfold in dialogue with the artists and the industry. The theoretical work also provides a basis for the consideration of the structural characteristics and dynamics that characterize the contemporary art world.

The course is open to all conservators, curators, restorers, gallery owners, professionals and staff working in institutions and museums of contemporary art and to doctoral researchers in the legal, philosophical, historical and artistic fields, art insurance agents, lawyers, auction houses.

The registration deadline has been extended up to 29th of May 2017 (5:00 pm).

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