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The Sustainability of Video Art: Preservation of Dutch Video Art Collections

Editors
Gaby Wijers; Rodrigo Evert; Ramon Coelho
Publisher
Foundation for the Conservation of Modern Art
Place
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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ETC2475

Abstract

In the early 19902 the Netherlands Media Art Institute, Montevideo/Time Based Arts began research into the preservation of video art. By 2003 a substantial portion of the video art in public collections has been preserved. Contents: Project Preservation Video Art. Preservation Method and technique. The Preserved Video Art Collections in the Netherlands. List of Preserved Art Works. Glossary of Terms. Short Bibliography.
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The Sustainability of Video Art: Preservation of Dutch Video Art Collections. Foundation for the Conservation of Modern Art. 2003.

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In the early 19902 the Netherlands Media Art Institute, Montevideo/Time Based Arts began research into the preservation of video art. By 2003 a substantial portion of the video art in public collections has been preserved. Contents: Project Preservation Video Art. Preservation Method and technique. The Preserved Video Art Collections in the Netherlands. List of Preserved Art Works. Glossary of Terms. Short Bibliography.

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