A cornerstone of the ambitious West Kowloon Cultural District Project, M+ is Hong Kong’s new museum for visual culture, encompassing twentieth and twenty-first century art, design and architecture, and moving image from Hong Kong, China, Asia, and beyond. Since 2012, M+ has been presenting diverse public programmes and exhibitions, and is building a permanent collection, in the run-up to the scheduled 2019 public opening of the museum building designed by Herzog & de Meuron with TFP Farrells and Ove Arup & Partners HK. The M+ Pavilion, the first permanent building to be completed in WKCD, will serve as the venue for the exhibitions organised by M+ in the run-up to the completion of the main M+ building in 2019.
Conservator, Installation Art (Ref: 17170) (Candidates with less experience may be considered for the post of Associate Conservator, Installation Art) As part of the development of the team we are aiming to create a substantial Conservation team that will deal with the preventative and remedial conservation of the growing M+ Collection. The team will encompass various disciplines amongst which painting, object, paper, photography, digital media, installation art. For more information about the M+ collection, team and building development, please go to: http://enews.westkowloon.hk/career/conservators.pdf Reporting to the Senior Conservator, you will be an integral part of a growing conservation team. You will be responsible for: •contributing to the preservation of the M+ collection by participating in a wide range of traditional conservation type activities such as producing condition reports and treatment proposals, providing expert opinions on the condition and future maintenance needs of proposed acquisitions and works planned for loans and exhibition, and ensuring preventive maintenance necessary for installation art works in the collection; •developing characterisation and documentation strategies and structures adapted to complex installation art works; •conducting specialised research on the materials and techniques of artists represented in the collection; •playing an integral role to the development of conservation policies, procedures, protocols and workflows within the museum; •playing a leading role in advising and training staff in best practices for the care, handling, display, storage, packing and shipping of art installations; •contributing to planning for the conservation & preservation lab of the Conservation and Storage Facility (CSF) of the future museum, and engaging as necessary in conservation and preservation-related special projects; and •supervising conservation volunteers or interns as required. You should: •possess a master degree in conservation from a recognised training programme preferably specialised in time-based media art or one of the relevant associated disciplines; •have at least 5 years of practical postgraduate experience; Institutional / museum experience is preferred; •have proven experience in treating a range of works to a high standard with full consideration of practical and ethical issues; •be able to address all conservation, documentation and display needs of complex artwork such as installation, performance and other types of time-based media art, working collaboratively with the rest of conservation team and other relevant agents; •be capable of assisting with collection care activities such as assessments for new acquisitions, facilitation of loans, cataloging of equipment and creation of installation instructions as well as dealing with the installation and maintenance of installation art works on display; •be able to provide specialist advice for storage, packing, handling and transport of installation art works; •be knowledgeable / interested in modern and contemporary art, architecture and design, photography and film preservation, including materials and techniques, and demonstrate expertise in diverse conservation techniques and theories; familiarity and experience with cultural materials in South East Asia would be an advantage; •be an innovative and enthusiastic team player with strong critical thinking and problem solving skills; •be able to work in a fast paced and continuously challenging environment; •be proficient in MS Windows and / or Apple OS platforms; and •have strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills in English and preferably in Chinese. For interested parties, please submit your application along with your CV and cover letter on or before 9 February 2018 via online application or by mail quoting the reference number, name of the position, expected salary and your availability to: Ms. Jessica Tam West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Units 608-613, Level 6, Core C, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong Data collected will only be used for job application processing. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from 9 February 2018 may assume their applications unsuccessful. All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards. 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