The Object in Transition

A Cross-Disciplinary Conference on the Preservation and Study of Modern
and Contemporary Art

January 25-26, 2008, 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m.
The Getty Center, Los Angeles

Open to professionals in the arts community, this conference engages
curators, art historians, and conservators in cross-disciplinary dialogue
about the conservation of contemporary art.
Online registration is now available.

On January 25 and 26, 2008, the Getty Conservation Institute and the Getty
Research Institute will present "The Object in Transition: A Cross
Disciplinary Conference on the Preservation and Study of Modern and
Contemporary Art," a major conference at the Getty Center on the
conservation of contemporary sculpture, painting, and mixed-media artworks,
and the collaborative possibilities for conservators, art historians, and
curators working in these fields. This two-day event aims to foster
increased dialogue among these fields, primarily via intensive professional
dialogues on case studies and general panel discussions. A number of
relevant art works are anticipated to be on display, enabling the audience
to participate in the discussion of these works.

Topics include: the importance of an artwork's surface, dealing with
process, the artist's voice and intent, the life and death of objects, and
methods of improved collaboration.
Artists whose work will be discussed include: Eve Hesse, Sol LeWit, Roy
Lichtenstein, Piet Mondrian, Bruce Nauman, Barnett Newman, David Novros,
and James Turrell.
* Confirmed speakers include Michelle Barger, Yve-Alain Bois, David
Bomford, Jim Coddington, Lynne Cooke, Jack Cowart, Brad Epley, Heather
Galloway, Gary Garrels, IJsbrand Hummelen, Pip Laurenson, Tom Learner,
Carol Mancusi-Ungaro, Christine Mehring, David Novros, Andrew Perchuk,
Glenn Phillips, Ron Spronk, Jill Sterrett, Carol Stringari, Elisabeth
Sussman, Nancy Troy, David Turnbull, Anne Wagner, Jeffrey Weiss, Glenn
Wharton, Stephanie Wiles, and Julie Wolfe.

Conference Program

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008

7:30 P.M. OBJECT IN TRANSITION: CONTEMPORARY VOICES
Artists Robert Gober, Rachel Harrison, Paul McCarthy and Doris Salcedo join
curator Elisabeth Sussman and conservator Christian Scheidemann in
discussing the often complex production process of their art works, the
ephemeral nature of some of the modern materials from which they are
created, and the implications this may have for the long-term survival of
their art. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2008

WELCOME
James Wood, President, The J. Paul Getty Trust

9:00 INTRODUCTION
Jeanne Marie Teutonico, Associate Director, Programs, The Getty
Conservation Institute

9:15 PIET MONDRIAN, VICTORY BOOGIE WOOGIE
IJsbrand Hummelen; Senior Researcher, Netherlands Institute for Cultural
Heritage
Nancy Troy; Professor of Art History, University of Southern California
Moderator: Ron Spronk; Head of Art Department, Queen's University

10:00 BREAK

10:30 ROY LICHTENSTEIN, THREE BRUSHSTROKES
Jack Cowart; Executive Director, The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
Julie Wolfe; Associate Conservator, J. Paul Getty Museum
Moderator: Glenn Phillips; Senior Project Specialist,
Contemporary Programming, The Getty Research Institute

11:00 SOL LEWITT, 49 THREE- PART VARIATIONS ON THREE DIFFERENT KINDS OF
CUBES
Heather Galloway; Painting Conservator, Intermuseum Conservation Association
Stephanie Wiles; Director, The Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College

11:30 THE PAINTED SURFACE
Jack Cowart; Executive Director, The Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
Heather Galloway; Painting Conservator, Intermuseum Conservation Association
IJsbrand Hummelen; Senior Researcher, Netherlands Institute for Cultural
Heritage
Nancy Troy; Professor of Art History, University of Southern California
Stephanie Wiles; Director, The Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College
Julie Wolfe; Associate Conservator, J. Paul Getty Museum
Chair: Tom Learner; Senior Scientist, The Getty Conservation Institute

12:45 LUNCH

2:00 NAUMAN'S EDGE
Pip Laurenson; Head of Time-Based Media Conservation, Tate London
Anne Wagner; Professor of Art History, University of California, Berkeley

2:45 JAMES TURRELL, TRACE ELEMENTS: LIGHT INTO SPACE
Andrew Perchuk: Assistant Director, Contemporary Programming, The Getty
Research Institute
David Turnbull; Assistant Conservator, Denver Art Museum

3:15 BREAK

3:45 ARTIST¹S VOICE: HISTORY¹S CLAIM
Lynne Cooke; Curator; Dia Art Foundation
Gary Garrels; Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Chief Curator, Hammer Museum
Pip Laurenson; Head of Time-Based Media Conservation, Tate London
Anne Wagner; Professor of Art History, University of California, Berkeley
Glenn Wharton; Research Scholar, New York University
Chair: Carol Mancusi-Ungaro; Associate Director for Conservation and
Research, Whitney Museum of American Art

5:15 DAY PROGRAM END

SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2008

9:00 INTRODUCTION
Thomas Gaehtgens; Director, The Getty Research Institute

9:15 DAVID NOVROS, 6:30 AND 6:32
Jim Coddington; Agnes Gund Chief Conservator, Museum of Modern Art
Brad Epley; Chief Conservator, Menil Collection
David Novros
Moderator: Lynne Cooke; Curator; Dia Art Foundation

10:45 BREAK

11:15 EVA HESSE, EXPANDED EXPANSION
Michelle Barger; Deputy Head of Conservation, San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art
Carol Stringari; Chief Conservator, Guggenheim Museum
Elisabeth Sussman; Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art
Moderator: Jill Sterrett; Director of Collections and Conservation
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

12:45 LUNCH

2:00 ENCOUNTERING NEWMAN
Yve-Alain Bois; Professor of Art History, Institute for Advanced Study
Carol Mancusi-Ungaro; Associate Director for Conservation and Research,
Whitney Museum of American Art

3:00 BREAK

3:30 LIFE AND DEATH OF OBJECTS
Yve-Alain Bois; Professor of Art History, Institute for Advanced Study
David Bomford; Associate Director of Collections, J. Paul Getty Museum
Jim Coddington; Agnes Gund Chief Conservator, Museum of Modern Art
Christine Mehring; Professor of Art History, University of Chicago
Jill Sterrett; Director of Collections and Conservation, San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art
Chair: Jeffrey Weiss; Director, Dia Art Foundation

5:00 DAY PROGRAM END

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Registration

There is no fee to attend this conference; however, advance registration
is required. Registrations will be accepted until the conference is full.
Early registration is suggested.

Registration form:
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Admission to this event is free for registered participants, but online
reservations are required:
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Parking at the Getty Center is $8.00 per car.

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The Object in Transition: Contemporary Voices

Robert Gober, Rachel Harrison, Paul McCarthy, Doris Salcedo, Christian
Scheidemann, Elisabeth Sussman

Thursday, January 24, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
The Getty Center
Harold M. Williams Auditorium

Admission to this event is free, but reservations are required. Parking is
$8.00 per car.
Please call (310) 440-7300 or make your reservation online at
http://www.getty.edu/visit/calendar/reservations/13408.html