Acknowledgments

Introduction: Challenges of Installation Art

      On Changes and Challenges

      Installation Art and the Museum

      Decisions and Discussions

      Doing Artworks

      Outline of the Book

1. Key Concepts and Developments in Conservation Theory and Practice

      Introduction

      The Emergence of Conservation as a Profession

      Authenticity and Artist’s Intent: Key Concepts and Stumbling Blocks

      Conclusion

2. From Singularity to Multiplicity: Authenticity in Practice

      2.1 Introduction

      2.2 More than One One Candle?

      2.3 Authenticity as a Matter of Perspective

      2.4 From Perspectives to Practices

      2.5 One Candle as Singular

      2.6 Disruptions and Dispersion

      2.7 External Multiple One Candles

      2.8 One Candle: More than One, Less than Many

3. From Intention to Interaction: Artist’s Intention Reconsidered

      3.1 Introduction

      3.2 Problems of Reinstallation: Artist’s Intent in Practice

      3.3 By Means of Measuring: A Stretch Museum Scale 1:1

      3.4 Never Stop Starting: ensemble autor de mur

      3.5 Conclusion: Multiple Practices

4. From Object to Collective, from Artists to Actants: Ownership Reframed

      4.1 Introduction

      4.2 The Emergence of No Ghost Just a Shell

      4.3 Searching for New Concepts

      4.4 Acquiring No Ghost Just a Shell: From Artists to Museum

      4.5 A New Artwork: Travelling Pod

      4.6 The Museum System

      4.7 ‘What Exactly Have We Acquired?’

      4.8 Another No Ghost Just a Shell

      4.9 By Way of Conclusion

Conclusion: Challenges and Potentialities of Installation Art

      On Challenges and Potentialities

      Foregrounding Practices

      New Vistas

List of Illustrations

References

Interviews

Index