83 b/w illustrations

5 line drawings

published to coincide with the first monographic exhibition of the artist’s work in the United States

unlike most artists in his circle

Claude Monet

Living Matter: The Preservation of Biological Materials in Contemporary Art, An International Conference Held in Mexico City, June 3–5, 2019 ceramic 83 b/w illustrationsEdited by Rachel Rivenc and Kendra Roth This innovative volume is the first to address the conservation of contemporary art incorporating biological materials such as plants, foods, bodily fluids, or genetically engineered organisms. Eggshells, flowers, onion peels, sponge cake, dried bread, breast milk, bacteria, living organismsthese are just a few of the biological materials that contemporary artists are using to make art. But how can works made