The ICDAD 2020 virtual conference looks at “hidden gem” objects, exploring collections from Asia, Europe, the US, and Mexico.
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About this Event
Every public decorative arts and design collection has hidden corners and unplumbed depths, and many private collections are difficult for outsiders to access during the best of times, much less during a pandemic. As decorative arts and design professionals face the possibility that we might not be able to visit each other’s museums and discuss with colleagues in person for some time, this conference gives us the opportunity to uncover unexpected objects and stories that have not yet been told. Focusing on decorative arts and design collections from around the globe, the 2020 ICDAD conference explores collections recently brought to light, reinterprets beloved objects through a new lens, and shows how technology can make storied historical art newly relevant.
Because this is a global conference, times are listed for New York, Paris, and the local time of each presenter. The schedule is as follows:
Program
Times are listed for New York, Paris, and the local time of each presenter.
DAY 1: Thursday, October 15
Session One
7:00 AM USA Eastern time; 13:00 Paris; 16:00 Ekaterinburg, Russia; 19:00 Taiwan; 20:00 Japan
Naoyuki Watanabe — Oda Collection of 20th Century Design
Annie Ting-An Lin — Objects Betwixt and Between: Objects from the Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen
Ludmila Budrina — Malachites of the Demidoff Family: Reconstruction of the Collection and Potential Digital Representation
Moderators: Melissa Rinne, Shoshana Resnikoff
Session Two
12:00 PM USA Eastern time; 18:00 Paris; 18:00 Netherlands; 19:00 Finland
Femke Coevert, Dafne Diamante, Aafke Weller, and Maud van Suylen — Panoramas from the Depths of the Rijksmuseum’s Storage Room
Maddalena Napolitani — Balthazar-Georges Sage: The “Hidden Collector” and his Cabinet of Decorative Arts
Leena Svinhufvud and Susanna Thiel — The Design Attic: Investigating Hidden Processes in Designer Archives
Moderators: Kai Lobjakas, Shoshana Resnikoff
Session Three
7:00 PM USA Eastern; 1:00 Paris; 6:00 PM Mexico Central
Rebecca Tilles — Uncovering Hillwood, Washington D.C.’s Hidden Gem
Harrison Schley – The Zalinsky Collection: A Union Soldier’s Trove of Japanese Swords and Art
Claudia Marín — Devotion and Self-Representation in the 18th Century: Arts and Crafts at Museo de Arte Religioso Ex Convento de Santa Mónica
Moderators: Annamarie Sandecki, Shoshana Resnikoff
DAY 2: Friday, October 16
Session Four
9 AM USA Eastern; 15:00 Paris; 14:00 Portugal
Levi Higgs —Mining the David Webb Jewelry Archive
Naoko Adachi — Finding a Place in Museums for Japanese Photograph Albums from the Late-Nineteenth Century
Samantha Coleman-Aller — Hidden Gems: A Rare Group of Irish Glass Pieces
Moderators: Kai Lobjakas, Shoshana Resnikoff
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