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Members Event | The Artist's Intent and the Paradox of Art Restoration
_Restoration _is defined as the action of returning something to a former condition. This definition raises many complex questions when applied to the restoration of historical artifacts and objects of art: what exactly was the former condition of an object? Do we know the artist's original intention for the object? And why do we restore works of art at all? These are some of the technical issues and philosophical themes that will be presented by Chief Conservator Bart Devolder in this talk based on conservation treatments carried out at the Princeton University Art Museum.
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