Episode #19: Conservation and Controversy (Season 1, Episode 19)
Conservators are art heroes: they transform damaged or dirty works of art into beautiful, fresh works for public consumption. Then why is it that conservation has been at the center of some of the biggest art historical controversies of the last fifty years? What does a conservator really do, and what happens when conservation goes too far?
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Want more art-historical goodness? Check out the links below:
NPR: Art Conservators at Work: A Living Exhibit
Smithsonian Magazine: "True Colors"
Hyperallergic: With Its Own Arts Center, Beast Jesus Rises Again
Huffington Post: “Elderly Woman’s Hilarious Failed Attempt At Restoring A 19th Century Fresco In Borja, Spain.”
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Conservators are art heroes: they transform damaged or dirty works of art into beautiful, fresh works for public consumption. Then why is it that conservation has been at the center of some of the biggest art historical controversies of the last fifty years? What does a conservator really do, and what happens when conservation goes too far?
// Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show—we can’t thank you enough! Check our website for images from today’s show, as well as information about our other episodes. And come find us on Twitter and Instagram!
Many thanks to the incredible Stephanie Pryor for research assistance!
Looking for a transcription of this episode? Check it out here. Not to be used for distribution or any other purpose without permission.
Want more art-historical goodness? Check out the links below:
NPR: Art Conservators at Work: A Living Exhibit
Smithsonian Magazine: "True Colors"
Hyperallergic: With Its Own Arts Center, Beast Jesus Rises Again
Huffington Post: “Elderly Woman’s Hilarious Failed Attempt At Restoring A 19th Century Fresco In Borja, Spain.”
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