Plastics (ART - WORK)

Plastics (ART/WORK)



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English | November 11, 2025 | ISBN: 0691238820, 9780691274355 | True EPUB | 160 pages | 49.6 MB

Why modern and contemporary art—and art conservation—can’t be understood without taking account of the revolutionary impact of plastics

Modern and contemporary art wouldn’t exist without the invention of plastics. From sculpture to paint, and photography to film, plastics have shaped every major medium of art. In turn, plastics have revolutionized art conservation, transforming the possibilities of preservation but also producing new challenges for conservators struggling to preserve toxic and degrading material. Hailed as utopian in the twentieth century, plastics today are often understood as pollution and waste—a central cause of ecological crisis. Plastics is the first book to address the multifaceted history of plastics from the perspective of artists, art historians, conservators, and environmental scientists.