The success of art history
This October the Vereniging Nederlandse Kunsthistorici celebrates its 80th birthday with a symposium about ‘the success of art history’. What have we achieved in 80 years and what are the challenges?
Tag: Cultural Heritage
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The Threat after the Fire: The Restoration of the Notre-Dame
It has been over a week since the fire that destroyed most of France’s famous cathedral was extinguished. However, in the ashes lurks a bigger threat: how to restore the Notre-Dame? -
Authentic Copies
Reproductions cause discussions when they are placed next to with the original they have been derived from. However, not solely original artworks age but so do replicas. Can a reproduction become authentic and original one day? -
Artificial Creativity – A Contradiction in Terms Becomes Reality on Canvas
In a world in which machines take over human handling, creativity is what separates us from machines… right? As technology challenges the way art is perceived, Christie’s will become the first to sell an artwork created by an algorithm. -
Masterpieces Remastered: Rembrandt in the age of technical reconstruction
Rembrandt’s paintings are no longer hidden treasures: technical inventions unveil information underneath the surface and share the genius’s oeuvre. What happens when aesthetically and conceptually better reconstructions are omnipresent?