Mark Rothko - The Art of Conservation - MOCA U - MOCAtv

A museum conservator prepares MOCA's thirteen light-sensitive Rothko paintings for exhibition, revealing their unusual materials.

A rare behind-the-scenes look at how fragile Rothko masterpieces are cared for.

Mark Rothko’s (b. 1903, Russia; d. 1970, New York) paintings are vast fields of color that radiate from immense, life-size canvases. They are among those most frequently sought out works by MOCA visitors, and a cornersto

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