Time-based media

Time-based media is a term coined by museum conservators for durational works of art that unfold over a period of time.

[1] This work often relies on technology, but includes mediums such as performance art and social practice.

Time-based media art presents unique challenges for the field of conservation.

[7] NYU launched the Time-based Media Art Conservation Education Program in the fall of 2018 under the guidance of Christine Frohnert and Hannelore Roemich.

[10][11][12][13] Outside of institutions, major collectors of time-based media art include Robert Rosenkranz, Ingvild Goetz, Julia Stoschek, and Pamela and Richard Kramlich.