Conservation of Contemporary Art, Book


Cover of the open-access book Conservation of Contemporary Art: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice, edited by Renée van de Vall and Vivian van Saaze. The cover features abstract green and turquoise paint textures and the Springer logo

Conservation of Contemporary Art

Springer
Book, color, 412 pages, 15.5 x 23.5 cm
2024
English
Renée van de Vall, Vivian van Saaze
ISBN 978-3031423598
springer.com, Book (PDF)
Chapter pp 101–125, Roeck, C. (2024). Languages of Conservation: A Comparison Between Internet-Based Art and Built Heritage. As relational, social practices in a changing environment, internet-based art and built heritage require a substantial effort to maintain functionality.
This chapter explores the hypothesis that architecture conservation and conservation of internet-based art encounter the same challenges and follow the same principles. The comparison allows one to articulate the materiality of internet-based art, which may not be obvious at first glance. Most important, it suggests that conservation approaches for built heritage may expand the conservation options for internet-based art. To substantiate the hypothesis, I analyse the significant properties of an internet-based artwork, TraceNoizer (2001–2004) by LAN, according to the same criteria used in built heritage conservation. After demonstrating that I can describe internet-based art using categories from built heritage, I apply conservation strategies for built heritage to internet-based art to discover new conservation approaches. The pursuit of a common language for the conservation of built heritage and software-based art is another goal of this comparison.

 


Exhibited Artwork


TV Bot - World News as Soon as It Happens!

Network-Based Television Program, Net Art
Conventional TV model of the year 2004
TV Bot 1.0 (2004)
Conventional TV model of the year 2010
TV Bot 2.0 (2010)
Conventional TV-screen models of the year 2016
TV Bot 3.0 (2016)

Tracenoizer - Disinformation on Demand

Online Project
Tracenoizer - Disinformation on Demand - Transmediale Berlin
Transmediale, Berlin
Tracenoizer - Disinformation on Demand - New Museum New York
New Museum, New York
Tracenoizer - Disinformation on Demand - New Museum New York
New Museum, New York