The Explicit Material ― Inquiries on the Intersection of Curatorial and Conservation Cultures

The Explicit Material focuses on objects as complex constructs of material relations, and points to the increased blurring of boundaries between practices of conservation and curation, thereby announcing a shift in sensibilities and understanding of the objects’ material significance.

Hanna B. Holling, Ph.D. (2013), University of Amsterdam, is Lecturer in Art History and Material Studies at the UCL’s Department of History of Art. She has published two monographs and numerous articles on the subject of time, change, archive, and materiality in artworks.

Francesca G. Bewer, Ph.D (1996), University College, London, is Research Curator for Conservation and Technical Studies Programs at the Harvard Art Museums. She has published extensively on the technology of bronze sculpture and on the history of conservation.

Katharina Ammann, Ph.D. (2008), University of Berne, has published on video art and been museum curator for contemporary art. She is head of department and member of the management board of the Swiss Institute for Art Research (SIK-ISEA) in Zurich.