Konservering og restaurering af kunstværker

Da Notre-Dame brændte, blev Ken Follett så berørt, at hans straks rejste til Paris. Han blev af sin franske forlægger opfordret til at skrive denne lille bog om Notre-Dames historie og betydning, både faktuelt og kulturhistorisk. Ken Folletts kæmpe bestseller "Jordens søjler" handler om bygningen af en fiktiv katedral i England, og arbejdet med denne bog gjorde forfatteren til en slags ekspert i bygning af katedraler i Middelalderen. "Notre-Dame" fortæller om bygningen af den franske katedral, som på en måde aldrig er blevet færdigt, og den fortæller om Notre-Dames betydning i kulturhistorien, tænk bare "Klokkeren fra Notre-Dame". Bogen er gribende, morsom og vildt fascinerende - og alle Folletts honorarer går til genopbygningen.

Få kunstnere har oplevet samme bratte fald fra superstjerne til kunsthistorisk prygelknabe som Carl Bloch (1834-1890). Efter sin død blev han skrevet ud af kunsthistorien og hans billeder sat på magasin. Men uden for museerne vandt Blochs virtuose teknik og forførende fortællinger fortsat nye tilhængere.I Carl Bloch – Forført gives en række bud på, hvordan Bloch har formået at fastholde et bredt publikum ved at tale direkte til de store menneskelige følelser, kropsligt og psykologisk. Hvad formede fænomenet Carl Bloch, og hvordan forstår vi ham i dag? I denne bog revurderer både forskere og et nutidigt, kritisk publikum Carl Blochs komplekse livsværk: fra de religiøse billeder, komiske genremotiver og opbyggelige skæbnefortællinger til de Rembrandt-inspirerede raderinger og de suveræne portrætter af det moderne livs kvinder.

A passionate, eloquent plea to save the soul of the world's greatest architectural treasures.

Ein wichtiger Teil der historisch gewachsenen Kunstsammlung Dubs-Huwyler ist eine rund 100 Stück umfassende Kollektion von Glasgemälden. Sie wird in einem herrschaftlichen Gebäude im schwyzerischen Steinen aufbewahrt und gehört zweifellos zu den bedeutendsten und umfangreichsten privaten Glasgemäldesammlungen in der Schweiz. Schwerpunkte bilden die Innerschweizer, die Zürcher sowie die Ost- und Nordostschweizer Glasmalkunst vom frühen 16. bis in die erste Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts. Weitere künstlerische Höhepunkte sind eine Gruppe von frühneuzeitlichen niederländischen Glasgemälden insbesondere mit Vogel- und Insektendarstellungen. Den jüngsten Sammlungsschwerpunkt bilden mehrheitlich schweizerische Kopien und Neuschöpfungen von der zweiten Hälfte des 19. bis ins 20. Jahrhundert.

In a time of climate crisis and housing shortages, a bold, visionary call to replace current wasteful construction practices with an architecture of reuseAs climate change has escalated into a crisis, the reuse of existing structures is the only way to even begin to preserve our wood, sand, silicon, and iron, let alone stop belching carbon monoxide into the air. Our housing crisis means that we need usable buildings now more than ever, but architect and critic Aaron Betsky shows that new construction—often seeking to maximize profits rather than resources, often soulless in its feel—is not the answer. Whenever possible, it is better to repair, recycle, renovate, and reuse—not only from an environmental perspective, but culturally and artistically as well.Architectural reuse is as old as civilization itself. In the streets of Europe, you can find fragments from the Roman Empire. More recently, marginalized communities from New York to Detroit—queer people looking for places to gather or cruise, punks looking to make loud music, artists and displaced people looking for space to work and live—have taken over industrial spaces created then abandoned by capitalism, forging a unique style in the process. Their methods—from urban mining to dumpster diving—now inform architects transforming old structures today.Betsky shows us contemporary imaginative reuse throughout the world: the Mexican housing authority transforming concrete slums into well-serviced apartments; the MassMOCA museum, built out of old textile mills; the squatted city of Christiana in Copenhagen, fashioned from an old army base; Project Heidelberg in Detroit. All point towards a new circular economy of reuse, built from the ashes of the capitalist economy of consumption.

La 'piera da l'aga' (pietra dell'acqua) di Ciago di Meduno (PN) è la base pressoria di un torchio vinario di epoca romana - una leggenda popolare vuole che il grosso monolite giacesse un tempo in mezzo al prato e che, spostato tramite l'aiuto di una coppia di buoi, fosse ritrovato il giorno seguente al posto di partenza. Solo in seguito ad un nuovo tentativo il masso ri¬mase nella nuova collocazione.Una seconda leggenda racconta, invece, che Ciago è stata in passato una "grande città", protetta dai quattro castelli di Meduno, Toppo, Cavasso e Solimbergo. La credenza è stata originata dal frequente ritrovamento, nella pianura ad Ovest e a Sud del borgo, di fondamenta di antiche case e dei resti di numerose tombe di epoca romana.Una vecchia consuetudine locale voleva che l'acqua piovana raccoltasi nelle quattro coppelle fosse benefica alla vista; veniva perciò toc¬cata dalle contadine di passaggio prima di fare il segno della croce, mentre mormoravano una preghiera.

Which artistic works can and should we preserve for the future? What structural conditions are needed to ensure the scope for both preserving the old and enabling the new?With the sheer amount of art constantly increasing while space becomes ever scarcer, Austria's Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft (BIG) faces major challenges when it comes to preserving the artistic works in and around its properties. An interdisciplinary conference, organised by BIG in cooperation with the University of Applied Arts Vienna, served to bring together experts from a variety of fields and to illuminate the issue of the preservation and archiving of art in public spaces from different perspectives.This publication was published as a review and extension of the conference "The Archiving of the presence" about dealing with art in public spaces, that was held in November 2021 in Vienna.

"Kangaroos In a correctional facility: Exploring Hostage Conditions" is a convincing investigation into the perplexing universe of hostage kangaroos, unwinding the moral, logical, and preservation aspects that encompass these marsupials in repression. This book digs profound into the verifiable setting of kangaroo bondage, following its advancement from prior practices to latest things. It reveals insight into the reason for bondage for kangaroos, taking part in a basic assessment of the moral discussions that highlight the idea of keeping these famous Australian animals in jail. The account unfurls against the scenery of the kangaroo's normal environment and conduct, underlining the imperative job they play in biological systems. Dangers to wild kangaroo populaces are inspected, making way for an inside and out investigation of the difficulties looked by their hostage partners. Wellbeing and government assistance issues, mental effects, and regenerative difficulties are examined, offering a complete comprehension of the intricacies engaged with overseeing kangaroos in imprisonment. The book adopts a proactive strategy by presenting enhancement systems pointed toward upgrading the prosperity of hostage kangaroos. These techniques length physical, social, and mental aspects, giving a guide to mindful bondage rehearses. Past the bounds of walled in areas, the story reaches out to the more extensive jobs hostage kangaroos play in protection endeavors and instructive projects, situating them as ministers for untamed life conservation. Exploring the legitimate and moral scenes, the book dissects global and public guidelines administering hostage kangaroos, giving perusers the moral quandaries looked by those associated with their consideration. Contextual analyses enlighten both fruitful projects and the difficulties defied by hostage kangaroo offices, offering significant bits of knowledge and examples. "Kangaroos In a correctional facility" finishes up with a forward-looking viewpoint, imagining progresses in hostage kangaroo the board, the mix of innovation, and a fair way to deal with protection and moral contemplations. It remains as a source of inspiration, encouraging mindful practices for the government assistance and conservation of these exceptional animals in bondage.

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This richly illustrated book has been produced to highlight the plight of some of our most popular, yet endangered wild creatures.The lack of dedicated spaces, combined with polluted waterways, contaminated soil and receding hedgerows, points to a future when we will no longer be able to share our world with nature.

In the time of natural cognizance, "Eco-Champions On television: Saving Planet Act" arises as an earth shattering unscripted television series with a mission. It rises above conventional diversion, consolidating amusement with activism to draw in, teach, and motivate watchers to make a move for a reasonable future. This imaginative show grandstands a gathering of devoted eco-heroes who are enthusiastic about saving the planet through significant activities, rousing genuine change. At its center, "Eco-Champions On television" goes past the allure and marvelousness of unscripted tv. It dives profound into the natural difficulties that our reality faces, from environmental change and deforestation to contamination and untamed life protection. The eco-heroes are genuine individuals with a common perspective, each offering exceptional abilities and skill of real value. Watchers witness their enduring obligation to having a constructive outcome on the climate. The show use the force of narrating to bring issues to light about basic natural issues. Through charming stories, watchers gain experiences into the everyday battles and wins of the eco-fighters. They witness the difficulties of maintainable living, the significance of eco-cognizant decisions, and the frequently overlooked yet truly great individuals attempting to safeguard our planet. The configuration of "Eco-Fighters On television" incorporates both cutthroat and agreeable components. The eco-fighters take part in eco-challenges that test their eco-sagacious abilities and imagination. These difficulties uncover commonsense answers for economical living, empowering watchers to embrace comparative practices in their own lives. The soul of cooperation among the competitors reflects the aggregate endeavors expected to address worldwide ecological emergencies. One of the show's distinctive elements is its attention on true effect. While numerous unscripted television series close with a champ or a monetary reward, "Eco-Heroes On television" takes an alternate course. The triumphant group or individual has the opportunity to lead a natural undertaking, supported by the show, which adds to substantial, positive change. "Eco-Fighters On television" doesn't avoid intense discussions. It goes up against the intricacies of ecological issues and energizes open discourse among contenders and with specialists. Watchers are presented to different points of view, at last encouraging a more profound comprehension of the difficulties and expected arrangements. In this time of biological mindfulness, "Eco-Fighters On television: Saving Planet Act" remains as a motivating and provocative reality series that rises above diversion. It teaches, engages, and spurs watchers to become eco-heroes in their own lives, making significant moves to save our planet. As the show unfurls, it advises us that each little demonstration counts and that aggregate endeavors can make a more brilliant, more economical future for all.

Melchior Lorck's works are fascinating. They have a special seductive quality not unlike contemporary advertisements. We are captivated by their well-executed compositions, their clarity, simplicity, and craftsmanship – their imagery. Melchior Lorck lived from 1526/27 to sometime after 1583 and is relatively unknown today. Who was he? And what were his works?Lorck was primarily a graphic artist and aimed to publish large, illustrated books. However, none of them were completed, and as a result, we only know a limited part of his ambitious artistic project. Its full extent and final expression can only be imagined. Nevertheless, a fascinating body of work remains. Research into Lorck's works has been limited compared to how pioneering an artist he was on the international stage. The seven articles in this book present new research that illuminates new aspects of Lorck's work and proposes new understandings and interpretations of it.

Melchior Lorcks værker fascinerer. De har en særlig forførende karakter ikke ulig nutidens reklamer. Vi betages af deres gennemførte kompositioner, deres klarhed, enkelhed og håndværksmæssige niveau – deres billedkraft. Melchior Lorck levede fra 1526/27 til engang efter 1583 og er i dag relativt ukendt. Hvem var han? Og hvad ville hans værker?Lorck var frem for alt grafiker og ville udgive store, illustrerede bogværker. Ingen af dem blev dog færdige, og derfor kender vi kun til en begrænset del af hans ambitiøse, kunstneriske projekt. Dets fulde omfang og endelige udtryk kan vi kun forestille os. Trods dette står et fascinerende livsværk tilbage. Forskningen i Lorcks værker har været begrænset i forhold til, hvor internationalt banebrydende en kunstner han var. Denne bogs syv artikler præsenterer ny forskning, der belyser nye aspekter af Lorcks værk og foreslår nye forståelser og tolkninger af det.

In 1921, an Italian immigrant named Sabato Rodia purchased a property in Watts, California, and started building a series of sculptures and decorative features in his backyard, including three open, pyramidal-shaped towers - two of which are nearly 100 feet tall. Though Rodia referred to his creation as Nuestro Pueblo (Our Town), today, it is known collectively as the Watts Towers. Constructed over 35 years, Watts Towers remains a marvel of structural engineering and architecture and is widely recognized as one of the finest examples of "outsider art" or "land-based" art in the United States. Rodia abandoned his property in 1954 never to return. Over the years Watts Towers has experienced a long history of vandalism and neglect punctuated by major conservation campaigns and interventions. This book describes in great detail the history of these preservation efforts with a view to collecting and synthesizing all available information into one coherent study.

The Secession Talks. Exhibitions in Conversation brings together the artists' talks on the exhibitions that took place at the Vienna Secession from 2011 to 2022. Beyond its significance as an archive, it constitutes a highly topical platform for knowledge, ideas, and concepts about art and the world. The conversations are always improvised and spontaneous, the interlocutors lead and seduce each other to formulate thoughts, daringly, playfully, seriously, convincingly, but for no one predictable-the best conditions for new connections of ideas, new contexts. Surprising insights into the process of making a work or an exhibition, into aesthetic decisions, biographical and political contexts.

Deutsch-englische Ausgabe Jean Dubuffet veränderte den Kunstbegriff des 20. Jahrhunderts als Künstler und ebenso als Theoretiker und Sammler der Art brut. Ihre Definition lieferte er 1949: "Wir verstehen darunter Werke von Personen, die von der künstlerischen Kultur unversehrt geblieben sind [...]." Zu ihnen zählen Gaston Chaissac, Louis Soutter, Adolf Wölfli, Madge Gill und Margarethe Held. Auf seinem eigenen künstlerischen Weg waren Autodidakt/-innen und gesellschaftliche Außenseiter/-innen inspirierende Katalysator/-innen; sie setzten die immense Experimentierfreude in Dubuffet frei, die für sein von antikulturellen und antiästhetischen Vorstellungen geprägtes Werk so charakteristisch ist. Das Buch präsentiert eine spezifische Auswahl an Werken aus dem umfangreichen Bestand der Sammlung Klewan. Jean Dubuffet und die Art brut - sechs künstlerische Positionen im Fokus Ausstellung: 16.09.2023-25.02.2024, Gutshaus Steglitz, Berlin

The America we have today stands as a consequence of his policies. Our prominence is the direct result of his people first outlook. He is the reason we are who we are on the world's stage.This book is derived from the evidence of his own words and deciphered from his actions. It begins with his childhood and then quickly uncovers the major events that shaped his spirit and America's soul. The premise of this book is to be the light that shines on his thoughts and words. It is to understand him so that we may understand America better. Here is a preview of what you'll learn...A passion for nature: the life of theodore rooseveltAmerica's national parksProtect nature foreverHow nature influenced his way of thinking10 things to love about americaGovernor and vice presidentPresidencyPost-presidencyElection of 1912 and final yearsThis was a man who did many things and did them outstandingly well. Roosevelt's willingness to go the extra mile, to put fear in the back seat, were qualities that he saw in his beloved country as well. America is a better place for having known Theodore Roosevelt.

Quelles perspectives la rencontre de la muséologie, de l¿histoire de l¿art et dela sociologie nous livre-t-elle sur les problématiques de recherche en cours au musée ? À partirde trois thématiques ¿ la collection, la gouvernance et les archives ¿, des personnalités issuesde la recherche, de la conservation, des archives, de l¿analyse économique ou de l¿administrationlivrent dans cet ouvrage leurs analyses et témoignages, nourris par des années d¿expérienceset de pratiques partagées. Réunies autour d¿un lieu qui les rassemble, le Louvre, leurs échangesfont apparaître des outils nouveaux pour s¿interroger sur les définitions individuelles,communautaires, historiques, sociétales ou encore politiques des musées.

Deutsch-englische Ausgabe Nan Hoover, Anneliese Hager und Maria Lassnig sind Künstlerinnen, die sich experimentierfreudig und innovativ in unterschiedlichen Medien äußerten. Es ging ihnen um Verfremdungseffekte, Körperwahrnehmung und die Reflexion über Zeit und Raum. Alle drei setzten sich früh mit dem Surrealismus auseinander und fanden auf unterschiedliche Weise zu einer individuellen Bildsprache: Das verbindende Moment ist die Beschäftigung mit Licht, Raum und Körper sowie die existenzielle Frage nach der Selbstwahrnehmung und der Verortung in der Welt. Während die US-Amerikanerin Hoover zu den Pionierinnen der internationalen Licht-, Video- und Performancekunst gehörte und auch ein überraschendes malerisches, der Popart nahestehendes Frühwerk aufweist, ist Hager, die zu den interessantesten Fotografinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts gehört, praktisch unbekannt geblieben, Die österreichische Malerin Lassnig zählt heute zu den bedeutendsten Künstlerinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts, schaffte jedoch erst spät, in den 1980er-Jahren, den internationalen Durchbruch. Mit dieser Publikation, drei Büchern im Paket, können diese drei Künstlerinnen wieder oder sogar ganz neu entdeckt werden. Nan Hoover (1931-2008), Licht-, Video- und Performancekünstlerin Anneliese Hager (1904-1997), Fotokünstlerin, Dichterin Maria Lassnig (1919-2014), Malerin, Grafikerin Kunst, Körper, (Selbst-)wahrnehmung - ein fokussierter und konzentrierter Einstieg in Werk und Biografie dreier Künstlerinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts Ausstellung: 10. November 2023 bis 11. Februar 2024, Kunsthalle Mannheim

Die Beiträge in diesem Band beleuchten die Entstehung von bedeutenden Zeichnungssammlungen in Wien und Mitteleuropa, die heute vielfach den Grundstock der großen Kabinette etwa in Wien, Berlin, Dresden und Hamburg bilden. Sie fragen nach den Akteuren, ihren internationalen Verflechtungen und ihren Motivationen, nach besonderen Sammlungsschwerpunkten und Erwerbungsstrategien wie nach Aufbewahrung und Ordnungssystemen. Die mediale Verbreitung der Sammlungen im Reproduktionsstich oder durch Katalogwerke kommt ebenso zur Sprache wie Strukturen des Kunst- und Aktionshandels und das Zusammenspiel von Sammeln, Kennerschaft und Zeichnungswissenschaft. Der Band zeigt dabei auch, wie stark Zeichnungssammlungen vor allem im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert die Kunstgeschichte und die methodische Entwicklung des Fachs geprägt haben.