BRIAN CASTRIOTA
archaeological & time-based media art conservator
PUBLICATIONS
2023
The Enfolding Object of Conservation: Artwork
Identity, Authenticity, and Documentation
In Conservation of Contemporary Art: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice, eds. R. van de Vall and V. van Saaze. Cham, Swtizerland: Springer Nature. ISBN: 9783031423567 / 9783031423574
In Conservation of Contemporary Art: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice, eds. R. van de Vall and V. van Saaze. Cham, Swtizerland: Springer Nature. ISBN: 9783031423567 / 9783031423574
2023
In the Shadow of the State: Collecting Performance at IMMA and Institutions of Care in the Irish Context
Co-authored with Claire Walsh. In Performance: The Ethics and the Politics of Conservation and Care, eds. H. Hölling, J. P. Feldman and E. Magnin, 147–168. London: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003309987-10
Co-authored with Claire Walsh. In Performance: The Ethics and the Politics of Conservation and Care, eds. H. Hölling, J. P. Feldman and E. Magnin, 147–168. London: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003309987-10
2023
Authenticity
Co-authored with Stephanie Auffret, Hélia Marçal and Renata F. Peters. In Dictionary of Museology, ed. F. Mairesse, 37–41. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003206040
Co-authored with Stephanie Auffret, Hélia Marçal and Renata F. Peters. In Dictionary of Museology, ed. F. Mairesse, 37–41. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003206040
2023
Conservation (Preventive)
Co-authored with Hélia Marçal, Stephanie Auffret, and Renata F. Peters. In Dictionary of Museology, ed. F. Mairesse, 90–94. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003206040
Co-authored with Hélia Marçal, Stephanie Auffret, and Renata F. Peters. In Dictionary of Museology, ed. F. Mairesse, 90–94. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003206040
2023
Conservation (Remedial)
Co-authored with Hélia Marçal, Renata F. Peters, and Stephanie Auffret. In Dictionary of Museology, ed. F. Mairesse, 94–97. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003206040
Co-authored with Hélia Marçal, Renata F. Peters, and Stephanie Auffret. In Dictionary of Museology, ed. F. Mairesse, 94–97. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003206040
2021
Instantiation, Actualization, and Absence: The
Continuation and Safeguarding of Katie Paterson’s Future Library (2014–2114)
Journal of the American Institute of Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 2-3, 145–160. DOI: 10.1080/01971360.2021.1977058
Journal of the American Institute of Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 2-3, 145–160. DOI: 10.1080/01971360.2021.1977058
2021
Variants of Concern: Authenticity, Conservation, and the Type-Token Distinction
Studies in Conservation, Volume 67, Issue 1–2, 72–83. DOI: 10.1080/00393630.2021.1974237
Studies in Conservation, Volume 67, Issue 1–2, 72–83. DOI: 10.1080/00393630.2021.1974237
2021
2021
Always Already Fragment: Integrity, Deferral, and Possibility in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage
Co-authored with Hélia Marçal. In Das Fragment im digitalen Zeitalter. Möglichkeiten und Grenzen neuer Techniken in der Restaurierung, eds. U. Schädler-Saub and A. Weyer, 63–78. Berlin: Hendrik Baßler Verlag.
Co-authored with Hélia Marçal. In Das Fragment im digitalen Zeitalter. Möglichkeiten und Grenzen neuer Techniken in der Restaurierung, eds. U. Schädler-Saub and A. Weyer, 63–78. Berlin: Hendrik Baßler Verlag.
2021
On Creation and Conservation: Neil Clements and Brian Castriota in Conversation
In Fellow Traveller, edited by Dominic Paterson, np. Glasgow: Hunterian Art Gallery.
In Fellow Traveller, edited by Dominic Paterson, np. Glasgow: Hunterian Art Gallery.
2021
Ringing From the Darkness: On Lithophones
In Pala Issue 1: Dark Matter, eds. A. Sutcliffe & K. Timney. 72–81. Glasgow: Pala Press.
In Pala Issue 1: Dark Matter, eds. A. Sutcliffe & K. Timney. 72–81. Glasgow: Pala Press.
2021
Fifty-Plus Years of On-Site Metals Conservation at Sardis: Correlating Treatment Efficacy and Implementing New Approaches
Co-authored with Emily Frank. In Transcending Boundaries: Integrated Approaches to Conservation. ICOM-CC 19th Triennial Conference Preprints, Beijing, 17–21 May 2021, ed. J. Bridgland. Paris: International Council of Museums.
Co-authored with Emily Frank. In Transcending Boundaries: Integrated Approaches to Conservation. ICOM-CC 19th Triennial Conference Preprints, Beijing, 17–21 May 2021, ed. J. Bridgland. Paris: International Council of Museums.
2019
Authenticity, Identity, and Essentialism: Reframing Conservation
Practice
In What Is the Essence of Conservation? Papers from the ICOM-CC and ICOFOM Session at the 25th General Conference Held in Kyoto, 4 September 2019, eds. F. Mairesse and R. F. Peters, 39–48. Paris: ICOFOM.
In What Is the Essence of Conservation? Papers from the ICOM-CC and ICOFOM Session at the 25th General Conference Held in Kyoto, 4 September 2019, eds. F. Mairesse and R. F. Peters, 39–48. Paris: ICOFOM.
2019
How Sustainable is File-Based Video Art?
Exploring the Foundations for Best Practice Development
Co-authored with Sophie Bunz and Flaminia Fortuanto. Electronic Media Review, Volume 4.
Co-authored with Sophie Bunz and Flaminia Fortuanto. Electronic Media Review, Volume 4.
2019
Securing a Futurity: Artwork Identity and Authenticity in the Conservation of Contemporary Art
Ph.D. thesis, Univeristy of Glasgow.
Ph.D. thesis, Univeristy of Glasgow.
2016
Mediating Meanings: Conservation of the Staffordshire Hoard
Postmedieval, Volume 7, Issue 3, 369-77.
Postmedieval, Volume 7, Issue 3, 369-77.
Forthcoming
Philisophical Issues in the Conservation of Contemporary Art
Co-edited with Glenn Wharton and Rebecca Gordon. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute (2024)
Co-edited with Glenn Wharton and Rebecca Gordon. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute (2024)
