Videos

Publications

Condition Checking and Conservation Guidelines at MoMA
By Roger Griffith, in Report of Japanese Council of Art Museums 31st Symposium: Condition Checking for Loan and Exhibitions, Tokyo, Japan, March 2018

Do What’s Right: The Conservation of David Hammonds Mud Sculpture
By Sasha Drosdick, Roger Griffith, Lynda Zycherman, in Objects Specialty Group Postprints Volume Twenty-Three, Objects Specialty AIC Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, May-June 2017

Resurrection: The Conservation Treatment of Bruce Conner’s CHILD
By Roger Griffith, Megan Randall, in MoMA INSIDE/OUT Blog, July 2016

Conservation of Joan Miró’s bronze sculptures at the Museum of Modern Art
By Megan Randall, Lynda Zycherman, Roger Griffith, in Objects Specialty Group Postprints, Volume Twenty-Three, pp.233-255, Objects Specialty AIC/CAC Joint Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 2016

The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Bruce Conner’s CHILD
By Roger Griffith, Megan Randall, in It’s All True: Bruce Conner, Rudolf Frieling (Editor), Gary Garrels (Editor), Stuart Comer (Contributor), Diedrich Diederichsen (Contributor), Rachel Federman (Contributor), Laura Hoptman (Contributor), California University Press, July 2016

The Eameses’ La Chaise and its delayed production. A Technical Study
By Roger Griffith, Ellen Moody, Chris McGlinchey, presented at the Symposium: Future Talks 015, The Making of Design and Modern Art Materials, Technologies and Conservation Strategies, Munich, Germany, 2016

The Material of Many Possibilities: A Discussion about the Conservation of Plastics
By Roger Griffith, on Conservation Perspectives: The Getty Conservation Institute Newsletter, Spring 2014, pp.18-23

Le Corbusier Kitchen Conservation: Video Update
By Roger Griffith, Anne Grady, in MoMA INSIDE/OUT Blog, May 2013

Le Corbusier Kitchen Conservation: Examining the Cross Sections
By Anne Grady, Roger Griffith, in MoMA INSIDE/OUT Blog, April 2013

Le Corbusier Kitchen Conservation: Focus on Design
By Roger Griffith, Anne Grady, in MoMA INSIDE/OUT Blog, March 2013

Le Corbusier Kitchen Conservation: Getting Resourceful
By Anne Grady, Roger Griffith, in MoMA INSIDE/ OUT Blog, February 2013

Le Corbusier Kitchen Conservation: Dismantle, Reconstruct, and Conserve
By Roger Griffith, Anne Grady, in MoMA INSIDE/OUT Blog, January 2013

Peeling back the layers: Eileen Gray’s brick screens
By Roger Griffith, Margo Delidow, New York University Institute of Fine Art, The International Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, Vienna International Congress, The Decorative: Conservation and the Applied Arts, September 2012, pp. S130-S13

Turn it On: Turn it Off: Lighting in MoMA’s Collection of Architecture and Design
By Roger Griffith, Margo Delidow, Reinhard Bek, presented at the symposium Future Talks 009, The Conservation of Modern Materials in Applied Arts and Design, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany, October 2009

DADA in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
By Roger Griffith, edited by Anne Umland, Adrian Sudhalter and Scott Gerson, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Contributing author for Conservation Notes Sections of various DADA objects, 2008

Impermanence and Entropy: Collaborative Efforts Installing Contemporary Art
By Miriam Basilio, Sydney Briggs, Roger Griffith, in JAIC: Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 47:3-13, 2008

Matthew Barney’s Stadium: A Treatment of Replacements
By Margo Delidow, Roger Griffith, Scott Gerson, presented at the symposium on conserving plastic, Plastics; Looking at the future learning from the past, Post print publication Victoria and Albert Museum, pp. 59-63, London, England, 2008

Plastic Art - A Precarious Success Story
By Stefan Albus, Christian Bonten, Kathrin Kessler, Gabriela Rossi, and Thomas Wessel. Roger Griffith Contributing Editing Assistant, AXA Art Insurance Publication, Cologne, Germany, 2007

Readymade – made ready: The Treatment of Marcel Duchamp’s Why Not Sneeze Rose Sélavy?
By Roger Griffith, Kate Moomaw, New York University Institute of Fine Art Student, The International Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 20th International Congress, Modern Art, pp. 54–58, New Museums. Bilbao, Spain, September 2004,

An Investigation of Cleaning Methods for Untreated Wood
By Roger Griffith, Francesca Esmay, published in Postprints 2004 American Institute for Conservation 32nd Annual Meeting, Wooden Artifacts Group, pp.57–64, Portland, Oregon, June 2004

Chapter 16, Conservation of Furniture
By Roger Griffith, in Conserving other materials II, pp.719-721, edited by Shayne Rivers and Nick Umney, Butterworth-Heinemann, London, 2003

Untreated Plywood Conservation
By Roger Griffith, Francesca Esmay, in The Chinati Foundation Newsletter, volume 7., pp.17-19, The Chinati Foundation/ La Fundación Chinati, Marfa, Texas, October 2002

En Bloc: Art in a Cabinet or a Cabinet as Art
By Roger Griffith, presented and published at the Modern Materials Modern Problems Symposium, organized by the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, Furniture Section, The Conservation Centre National Museums & Galleries at Merseyside Liverpool, England, April 1999. Also presented by invitation at the New York Regional Association for Conservation, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, March 1999

The (Im)possibilities of Conservation of ‘Non-Traditional’ Materials Used in Twentieth Century Furniture
By Roger Griffith, in In-View: News and Events at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, May-August 1997

Two Pooped-Out Pop Chairs: What is the Future of Our Plastic Collection?
By Roger Griffith, in V&A Conservation Journal Issue No. 20 (The Quarterly Publication of the Victoria & Albert Museum Conservation Department), London, England, October 1996

Lectures

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Guest Lecuturer “Professionals in Other Spheres of Cultural Production” Instructor Park McArthur, April 2020

New York University, New York, NY
Conservation Center The Conservation Science of Plastics, Guest Lecure for Professor Dr. Yvonne Shashoua, December 2019

Asian Cultural Council (ACC), New York, NY
Chabet: Archiving & Installation by Gail Vicente and MM Yu, King Kong Art and Roberto Chabet, Host and mentor for ACC Grantees, Summer 2019

Bard Graduate Center, New York, NY
“Conserving Active Matter”: Philosophy Degradation as an Aesthetic Value Workshop. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in collaborations with Helmholtz Centrum of the Humboldt University, Berlin, and the Conservation Department of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Hosted by Roger Griffith for Professor Ivan Gaskell, November 2019

Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Conservation, Invited Lecturer to Faculty and Staff of the Department of Arts by invitation of Professor Masahiko Tsukada, June 2017

Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Arts Policy and Management, Invited Lecturer for 2017 Sabbatical Japan. Classroom and public lectures were held in the Spring Quarter by invitation of Professor Ryu Niimi, April-July 2017

Nagoya University of the Arts, Nagoya, Japan
Department of Arts and Humanities Invited Lecturer for 2017 Sabbatical Japan by Professor Tetsu Hirata, May 2017

Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea
Department of Humanities and Arts, Invited Lecturer for 2017 Sabbatical. Invitation by Professor Shim Chumg, March 2017

Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Department of Archaeology and Art History, Invited Lecturer for 2017 Sabbatical - Invitation by Professor Chin-Sung Chang, March 2017

University of Sussex, Brighton, England
School of History, Art History and Philosophy, Invited visiting lecturer for annual one day seminar on The Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Art: Modern Materials and Contemporary Dilemmas, 2013-2015

Bard Graduate Center, New York, NY
Invited Lecturer. Ivan Gaskell’s Class on DAMAGE, DECAY, CONSERVATION: Cleaning and Stabilization versus Restoration, 2013-2015

New York University, New York, NY
Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts
2013 SUMMER INSTITUTE IN TECHNICAL ART HISTORY FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN ART HISTORY: Theoretical Subjectivities and The Critical Eye. Invited lecturer: Artist Use of Plastics, Conservation Consequences, June 2013

Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
School and Teacher Programs Spring 2006-2011
“The Art and Science of Conservation.” The program is designed for 11th and 12th grade students who are interested in science and art. The twelve week class provides a behind-the-scenes look at The Museum Of modern Art, its collection, and the career and process of art conservation. Students spend time in the Museum’s conservation studios, galleries, and classrooms exploring the material characteristics of art and conducting laboratory-based experiments, 2006-2011

Heritage Conservation Centre, National Heritage Board, Singapore
Outdoor Sculpture Conservation Workshop, Co-course instructor with Francesca Esmay. The five day workshop was held to instruct the Heritage Conservation Centre’s staff and affiliates in the conservation of a collection of outdoor sculpture in Fort Canning Park, Singapore, January 2010

Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
Visiting Lecturer for the MA Program in Museum Professions and Museum Studies Program. Modern Art and Modern Art Installations at the Museum of Modern Art, September 2007

New York University, New York, NY
Museum Studies and the Department of Art History in the Faculty of Arts and Science Visiting Lecturer in Miriam Basilio’s course titled “Curating as Collaboration”, Spring 2007

Presentations & Workshops

Conservation of Unité d’Habitation Kitchen by Charlotte Perriand and Atelier Le Corbusier
Keynote Speaker, Symposium: ConNext 2022, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, April 2022

Choice Matters
Presentation, Symposium: High Jewelry Experiences - Contemporary Art, Van Cleef & Arpels U.S. Headquarter, New York, NY, March 2022

Slightly Off-Color: Treatment of Roy Lichtenstein’s Brushstroke
Lecture, Roy Lichtenstein Technical Study Day, Artist’s studio at 745 Washington Street, New York, NY, June 2019

Plastic Conservation at MoMA
Presenter & Panelist, MoMA R&D Salon 32: Plastics, MoMA, New York, NY, June 2019

#ArtSpeaks: Roger Griffith on Marcel Duchamp
Public Gallery Talk, MoMA, New York, NY, April 2018

Behind the Screen: A Conservator’s Sabbatical in Japan
Lecture, Symposium: Future Talks 017, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany, October 2017

KURAMATA of the 21st Century
Panel Discussion, Kogakuin University, Tokyo Japan. Guest Speakers: Roger Griffith, Takao Inoue and Hisakazu Baba, June 2017

Art and Smell: Institutional Challenges When Contemporary Art Has a Smell
Keynote Speaker, Symposium: Smell in Conservaiton, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan, Organized by Professor Kaori Taguchi, June 2017

Choice Matters: How Artists and Museum professionals Make Choices in the Context of Making, Collection, Display, Storage and Preservation
Organizer and Speaker, Symposium: Urgent Talk 032, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo Japan, June 2017

Impermanence & Entropy: Collaborating Efforts Installing Contemporary Art
Invited Speaker, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju, South Korea, Invited Speaker to Museum Staff by Hong Yun-lee, Curator, March 2017

Conservation at MoMA
Invited speaker, Hyundai Card Executive Leadership Seminar, Seoul, South Korea. Invited speaker by Sonia Hensley Assistant Manager of the Space Brand Team of Hyundai Card, March 2017

Condition Checking and Conservation Guidelines at MoMA
Keynote Speaker, Japanese Council of Art Museums 31st Symposium: Condition Checking for Loan and Exhibitions, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan, March 2017

Do What’s Right: The Conservation of David Hammonds Mud Sculpture
Lecture, AIC's 45th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Co-presenters: Sasha Drosdick, Lynda Zycherman, June 2017

40 year Conservation Story of Bruce Conner’s CHILD
General Session, AIC Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, Co-presenter: Megan Randall, June 2017

Conservation of Joan Miró’s bronze sculptures at the Museum of Modern Art
Objects Specialty Group at the AIC/CAC Joint Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, Co-presenters: Megan Randall, Lynda Zycherman, May 2016

The Eameses’ La Chaise and its delayed production. A Technical Study
Lecture, Symposium: Future Talks 015, The Making of Design and Modern Art Materials, Technologies and Conservation Strategies, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany. Co-presenters: Ellen Moody, Chris McGlinchey, October 2015

Charlotte’s Corset: The Conservation of Cellulose Nitrate Coated Leather and Its Development, Manufacture and Commercial Use
Lecture, Symposium: Future Talks 011, Technology and Conservation of Modern Materials in Design, Die Neue Sammlung, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany. Co-author: Shannon Miller, October 2011

Knoll Furniture: Form and Material Failure
Invited Speaker, Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture Lecture Series. In conjunction with their exhibition: Knoll Textiles, 1945-2010. Co-presenter: Margo Delidow, and Andrew W Mellon, Teaching Fellow in Conservation Education. This lecture explored the history of materials used in mid-century modern furniture and particularly those used in Knoll Production from the 1940s – 1970s, June 2011

Turn it On: Turn it Off: Lighting in MoMA’s Collection of Architecture and Design
Symposium: Future Talks 009, The Conservation of Modern Materials in Applied Arts and Design, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany, Co-presenters: Margo Delidow, Reinhard Bek, October 2009

Matthew Barney’s Stadium: A Treatment of Replacements
Lecture, Symposium: Looking at the future learning from the past, London, England, Co-Presenters: Margo Delidow, Scott Gerson, May 2007

Inherent Vice: the Replica and its Implications in Modern Sculpture
Invited Participant, Tate Modern, London, England, The meeting was supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and marked the end of the first year of a four-year multi-disciplinary project, Replicas and Reconstruction in Twentieth-Century Art, October 2007

En Bloc: Art in a Cabinet or a Cabinet as Art
Presented and published at the Modern Materials Modern Problems Symposium, organized by the United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, Furniture Section, The Conservation Centre National Museums & Galleries at Merseyside Liverpool, England, April 1999

En Bloc: Art in a Cabinet or a Cabinet as Art
Presentation at New York Regional Association for Conservation, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, March 1999

The (Im)possibilities of Conservation of ‘Non-Traditional’ Materials Used in Twentieth Century Furniture
Lecture, Buckinghamshire College Brunell University, Museum Studies Course, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England,February 1997