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Expert perspective on art conservation, collecting, provenance and the stories art objects carry — set down from practice, and shaped by years in the field by Aishwarya Chandurkar - I'Arte Rinasce.
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Collecting · Market · Legacy
A $992 billion generational wealth transfer is reshaping the art market. Why provenance and conservation records — not price — will decide what survives.
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Market · Collecting · Legacy
The art market watches careers, auction records, institutional recognition — and sometimes, the age and mortality of the artist themselves. A question we rarely say out loud.
Market · Authentication · India
India's art market is growing rapidly — and so is its vulnerability to forgery. Why documentation gaps, rising prices and digital sales are creating the conditions forgers need.
Market · Collecting · Provenance
Auction records are returning. But underneath the numbers, something more important is changing — collectors are becoming more selective, and buying confidence as much as art.
Provenance · Conservation · Collecting
A painting keeps its own record. How to read what an object reveals about its history — through the reverse, its repairs, its materials, and the records that surround it.
Conservation · Advisory
Some objects cannot be fully restored. What does it mean to care for something that will never be whole again — and why that question matters for every collector.
Provenance · Authentication · Collecting
A work's history of ownership is not merely a legal record. It is a form of meaning — and in the Indian market, it is still dangerously undervalued.
Neuroscience · Conservation
What happens in the brain when we encounter a restored work of art — and what that tells us about why conservation matters beyond the object itself.
Neuroscience · Research
Emerging research suggests that the act of conservation — and the experience of witnessing it — may have measurable effects on human cognition and memory.
Technology · Conservation
Artificial intelligence is entering the conservation studio. What it can and cannot do — and why the human eye remains irreplaceable.
Technology · Conservation
From 3D scanning to spectral imaging, digital tools are transforming how conservators document, analyse and treat works of art.
Provenance · Research
A guide to reading the ownership history of a work of art — what the records mean, where the gaps are, and why they matter.
Conservation · Philosophy
The Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold offers a profound lens through which to view conservation — damage as biography, not failure.
Collecting
Taste is not innate — it is cultivated through looking, reading and living with objects. How experienced collectors describe the evolution of their eye.
Research
A condition report is more than a checklist. For the trained eye, it is a narrative — of use, neglect, repair and survival.
Collecting
A practical guide for new collectors — how to look, what to ask, and how to build a collection that lasts.
Conservation · India
India's monsoon season poses unique challenges for art preservation. How collectors and institutions can protect their works through the wet season.
"To conserve is not to freeze in time — it is to allow an object to continue its conversation with the living."
— Aishwarya chandurkar,I'Arte Rinasce
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