Installation Art and the Museum

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Proefschrift analyseert de conservering en presentatie van installatiekunst binnen de museale context. Met bijzondere aandacht voor het project 'No Ghost Just a Shell' in het Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum. - Coll. VAM: Huyghe, Pierre, Two Minutes out of Life, 2000, p. 152 ill. kleur, p. 144-180 tekst ; One Million Kingdoms, 2000, p. 152 ill. kleur, p. 144-180 tekst ; Gonzalez-Foerster, Dominique, Annlee in Anzen Zone, 2009, p. 153 ill. kleur, p. 144-180 tekst ; Curlet, François, Witness Screen, 2002, p. 153 ill. kleur, p. 144-180 tekst ; Gillick, Liam, Annlee You Proposes, 2001, p. 154 ill. kleur, p. 144-180 tekst ; Scanlan, Joe, Do It Yourself Dead on Arrival (AnnLee), 2002, p. 154 ill. kleur, p. 144-180 tekst ; Huyghe, Pierre and Parreno, Philippe, Travelling Pod, 2003, p. 162 ill. kleur, p. 144-180 tekst. - Installation art has become mainstream in artistic practices. However, acquiring and displaying such artworks means that curators and conservators are challenged to deal with obsolete technologies, ephemeral materials, and other issues concerning care and management of these artworks. By analyzing three in-depth case studies, the author sheds new light on the key concepts of traditional conservation--authenticity, artist's intention, and the notion of ownership--while exploring how these concepts apply in contemporary art conservation