The Institute of Conservation (Icon) are pleased to announce that a 40th
anniversary special issue of the Journal of the Institute of Conservation (Vol
40, no 2) is now available online with the print issue due out later this month:
<URL:http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcon20/current>
In celebrating what is the de-facto 40th year of publication of the Journal –
including its past iterations as The Conservator and The Paper Conservator –
the issue has been convened around the question of what possibilities are there
for 'the future of conservation?' While some of the nine diverse responses
perhaps point to the acceleration of technology as modulating the profession it
is also made explicit how conservation needs to be viewed much more as an
active cultural practice - one where ideas are elaborated, contested, and
transformed - rather than continue to remain hidden backstage, sotto voce, in
accordance with some of its more traditional designations.
In presenting this special issue we hope that the 'restless enquiries' therein
given voice provoke further engagement with issues that will, undoubtedly,
determine something of the future of the profession.
This special issue comes in a generous ~120-page edition for which the Editor
would like to give enormous thanks to at the publisher, Taylor & Francis,
including George Cooper and Liz Eades, who both so enthusiastically embraced
its production.
Dr Jonathan Kemp
Editor, Journal of the Institute of Conservation
Contents:
Editorial
The technique of conservation: on realms of theory and cultures of practice
Hanna Hölling
Conservation in the era of participation (free-to-view)
Hélia Marçal
The afterlives of network-based artworks (free-to-view)
Emmanuel Guez, Morgane Stricot, Lionel Broye, Stéphane Bizet
Contemporary Art, Contemporary Issues – Conservation at Tate
Louise Lawson and Deborah Potter
Conservation now
A.Jean E.Brown
Visionary design practices: preserving plastics and designers' intent in
collections of modern and contemporary fashion
Leanne Tonkin
Cultural Heritage in Context: The Temples of Nubia, Digital Technologies and
the Future of Conservation
Rosa Tamborrino and Willeke Wendrich
3D4Ever: why is it so hard to talk about the preservation of 3D data?
William Kilbride
326 - Conservation in the Age of the Robot
Alastair McCapra
Icon members and subscribers can access and download all the articles for free
at
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package or contact membership_at_icon.org.uk
Celebrating 40 years of the Journal with some of its past Editors:
'The Journal of the Institute of Conservation is a key cornerstone of the
conservation profession. Throughout its 40 years it has sought to impart
practical knowledge to conservation practitioners in an accessible way.' Prof.
May Cassar, Editor, The Conservator, 1989–1992.
'As the first editor of the Journal of the Institute of Conservation I worked
hard with the publisher to retain the two identities of the previous two
journal titles ...[but] it was clear that certainly editorially but also for
readers and contributors combining content would give the Journal a new lease
of life, it would allow more rapid publication of papers, it could offer
interest across specialisms and it would likely encourage more contributions
... The Journal can move into this next incarnation thanks to the continuing
high standard and relevance to the profession of its contributions and
increasingly its recognition within academic publications. It was a privilege
to have been involved in a small stage of its life and I wish it many more
years to come. Happy anniversary!' Shulla Jacques, Editor, Journal of the
Institute of Conservation, 2008-2010.
'One thing that struck me when editing was the similarities between different
conservation disciplines, and the potential for more inter-disciplinary sharing
of knowledge and skills. To that end, I see the recent move to all-discipline
issues of the Journal as a huge step forward for the Journal and the
profession.' Janet Berry, Editor, Journal of the Institute of Conservation,
2009–2015 (maternity leave 2011-2012).
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