An artwork by artist Matthew Brandt called "Mary's Lake, MT 9"

Winter 2016

Welcome to the Winter 2016 edition of VoCA Journal. In this issue, our contributors debate the virtues of consulting artists regarding the long-term stewardship of their work.

Editor's Note

BALANCING PRESERVATION STRATEGY & ARTIST INTENT
Treatment of a Unique Chromogenic Print by Matthew Brandt

Katherine Sanderson

Installation view of Adventures of the Black Square: Abstract Art and Society 1915 – 2015

Issues of Display
Protecting the Object, Damaging the Artwork

Maria Theodoraki

A photo of Christian Schiedemann conducting a Skype interview with artist Matthew Barney

Why Not Ask the Artist?

Christian Scheidemann

A photo of Ronnie Landfield in his studio

Art & Influence
A Conversation with Ronnie Landfield

James McElhinney

cover image:
Matthew Brandt, Mary's Lake, MT 9, 2012
Chromogenic print on Kodak Supra Endura smooth matte paper
182.9 x 266.7 cm (72 x 105 in)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2012.411
Photo credit: Bruce Schwartz. Courtesy Matthew Brandt