Tomorrow night Reed College brings in Jim Coddington, Chief Conservator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, to give a talk about art conversation issues. Both a craft and science, conservation has recently moved into the spotlight. Opened earlier this year, the Lunder Conservation Center exposes visitors of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery to what happens behind the scenes. And because they need to look fantastic doing it, the conservators wear smocks specially designed for them by Isaac Mizrahi.
With the increasing number of media works and less than traditional materials being used in art making, Coddington should have plenty of interesting topics for the night.

Jim Coddington lecture
Wednesday, Nov. 15 • 7p
Reed College • Vollum Lounge
3203 SE Woodstock • Portland, Or
Free