The Museum Computer Network
November 12, 2019
Caitlin Sweeney, Director of Digital Publications, attended the 2019 conference in San Diego in early November to investigate where the conference’s conversation may overlap with the goals of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute.
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‘Reviving the Archive’ Symposium
September 19, 2019
The Wildenstein Plattner Institute—in partnership with the Freie Universität Berlin, the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), and the Museum Barberini in Potsdam—sponsored a symposium on the current state of art historical archives in Europe. Reviving the Archive: Material Records in the Digital Age brought together a diverse group of art historians, scholars, archivists, and curators for a day of panels and talks to address the demand for greater accessibility to archival materials. The surfeit of historically-valuable archival material which remains isolated and under restricted access is striking. The impetus for change is even more urgent in light of the increasing scrutiny on the provenance of individual works of art; facilitating access to information needs to be prioritized amongst the stewards of archival materials.
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The Catalogue Raisonné: Archives and Documentation in the Digital Age
July 10, 2019
The Wildenstein Plattner Institute had the pleasure of participating in the landmark colloquium, “The Catalogue Raisonné: Archives and Documentation in the Digital Age,” held at The National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo, Japan. During the day’s proceedings, our team members showcased highlights from our newly-digitized archives and demonstrated the capabilities of our interactive cataloguing and archiving tool, CAT. We were honored to discuss our work in this prestigious forum, where the preservation of cultural heritage was of chief importance.
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Roberta Bernstein on “Jasper Johns: Redo an Eye” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
February 19, 2019
Acclaimed author Roberta Bernstein discussed her definitive monograph on Jasper Johns, as well as her experiences working with him on the catalogue raisonné of painting and sculpture.
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Authenticity Litigation: Challenges, Pitfalls, and New Alternatives
February 7, 2019
The Wildenstein Plattner Institute hosted an introductory panel on the Court of Arbitration for Art. The evening’s event featured presentations on the legal considerations of fine art authentication and the options available for those involved in this practice.
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Roberta Bernstein, Jasper Johns’s Painting and Drawing: A Dialogue
January 23, 2019
Roberta Bernstein examined selected works from The Condition of Being Here: Drawings by Jasper Johns at the Menil Drawing Institute and discussed how they engage with related paintings. Bernstein also illustrated how Johns’s art blurs the boundaries between painting and drawing and presents factors important to decisions about where certain works reside vis-à-vis recently published Jasper Johns catalogue raisonné.
