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Framing and Conserving Byzantine Art at the Menil Collection: Experiences of Relative Identity

Author(s): Peers, Glenn

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Conservation and exhibition of historical works of art run many risks of misrepresentation of the life and meanings of objects. This paper explores the identities of some particularly compelling examples of Byzantine art restored under special circumstances at the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas. This examination of the restoration of frescos and icons, and their particular display histories, reveals the contingencies of our encounters with and explanations of historical art.

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Peers, Glenn: Framing and Conserving Byzantine Art at the Menil Collection: Experiences of Relative Identity. In: ZMK Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung, Jg. 6 (2015), Nr. 2, S. 25-44. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/18621.
@ARTICLE{Peers2015,
 author = {Peers, Glenn},
 title = {Framing and Conserving Byzantine Art at the Menil Collection: Experiences of Relative Identity},
 year = 2015,
 doi = "\url{http://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/18621}",
 volume = 6,
 address = {Hamburg},
 journal = {ZMK Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kulturforschung},
 number = 2,
 pages = {25--44},
}
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