Art Conservation at Work: Restoring the Irreplaceable 'Assunta'
Down through the centuries, artists have produced great artworks that have stood the test of time and, today, ...
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Down through the centuries, artists have produced great artworks that have stood the test of time and, today, ...
Some pigments used in ancient times were deadly, containing lead, mercury, arsenic, and other harmful elements, causing death or health problems.
The word that stayed with me the longest after seeing Zarina Bhimji’s exhibition Black Pocket was the one that I couldn’t read. It hovered in the middle of a handwritten letter—an excerpt of which had been photographed, blown up, and hung high above our heads at her recent solo show at the Sharjah Art Foundation, United Arab Emirates. The phrase “the Abolition of Negro … in his Domain” and the dates “1857, 58 & …” were clear, but in between them, the meaning of a word that resembled “Risirial,” or perhaps “Virinial,” remained just out of reach. It is often the unkno...