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What is conservation? /

MacArthur Fellows from the arts, natural and social sciences, and humanities take part in a broad conceptual discussion around the keywords "conservation / preservation / restoration." Topics touched on range from museum conservation of art objects, to conservation in the wildlife and envi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Miller, Peter N., 1964- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Bard Graduate Center, [2023]
Series:BGCX.
Subjects:
Art objects > Conservation and restoration > Philosophy > Exhibitions.
Arts > Philosophy > Exhibitions.
Nature conservation > Philosophy > Exhibitions.
Conservation of natural resources > Philosophy > Exhibitions.
Memory > Exhibitions.
Collective memory > Exhibitions.
Art objects > Conservation and restoration > Philosophy.
Nature conservation > Philosophy.
Collective memory.
Objets d'art > Conservation et restauration > Philosophie.
Nature > Conservation > Philosophie.
Mémoire collective.
Objets d'art > Conservation et restauration > Philosophie > Expositions.
Nature > Conservation > Philosophie > Expositions.
Conservation des ressources naturelles > Philosophie > Expositions.
Mémoire collective > Expositions.
Collective memory
Memory
Nature conservation > Philosophy
Description
Summary:MacArthur Fellows from the arts, natural and social sciences, and humanities take part in a broad conceptual discussion around the keywords "conservation / preservation / restoration." Topics touched on range from museum conservation of art objects, to conservation in the wildlife and environmental sense, to the functions of memory and narrative.
Item Description:Edited transcription of panel discussions held in concurrence with the exhibition Conserving Active Matter, held at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery New York in spring 2022. Panelists: Dani S. Bassett, Peter Cole, Jeffrey Gibson, Campbell McGrath, Peter N. Miller, Sendhil Mullainathan, Stanley Nelson, Lauren Redniss, Beth Shapiro, David Spergel, Marla Spivak, Ubaldo Vitali, Emily Wilson.
Physical Description:178 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-167).
ISBN:9781941792377
1941792375