Curatorship as conservation: the role of the curator in the perpetuation of performance-based artworks

Conservation and curatorship have distinct pragmatic configurations and applications, but they both share a particular aim: to contribute to the perpetuation of artworks. This study addresses the convergence of conservation and curatorship in the construction of continuity for performance-based artworks while reflecting upon the actors and agencies implicated in the process. It especially emphasises the specificity of artistic practices that dislocate the centre from the production of objects to the fabrication of situations.