Piet Mondrian, "Victory Boogie Woogie"
Introduction: Tom Learner, Senior Scientist, Getty Conservation Institute Piet Mondrian, Victory Boogie Woogie (55:00) IJsbrand Hummelen, Senior Research Conservator, Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage and Nancy Troy, Professor of Art History, University of Southern California On January 25 and 26, 2008, the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and the Getty Research Institute presented "The Object in Transition: A Cross Disciplinary Conference on the Preservation and Study of Modern and Contemporary Art," a major conference at the Getty Center on the conservation of contemporary sculpture, painting, and mixed-media artworks, and the collaborative possibilities for conservators, art historians, and curators working in these fields. This two-day event aimed to foster increased dialogue among these fields, primarily via intensive professional dialogues on case studies and general panel discussions. Learn more about the GCI's research into modern and contemporary art at getty.edu/conservation.
