Introduction
PSBK brought damaged sketches and AI visual reinterpretation into a discussion of preservation, access and interpretive authority.
Why this entry remains in the timeline
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RESEARCH ACCOUNT
UNIDENTIFIED BOX: speculative conservation and the art archive
ANTI-AI ARCHIVE · Revised 2026-10-30
Work, institution and date
PSBK describes incompletely catalogued sketches damaged by ageing, insects or mould and explores public access through machine learning and AI visual reconstruction. Its term ‘speculative conservation’ frames an exploration of possibilities. Exhibition does not establish recovery of an original appearance.
Section sources: UNIDENTIFIED BOX—Speculative Conservation: AI and the Artistic Archive of Bagong Kussudiardja · PSBK collection-exhibition press release
Historical significance and questions
Editorial interpretation: this case extends generative-art history to the institutional work of caring for and interpreting archives. Original marks, later digital processing and institutional interpretation require separate attribution. Greater access does not itself settle reproduction permissions or authenticity.
Section sources: UNIDENTIFIED BOX—Speculative Conservation: AI and the Artistic Archive of Bagong Kussudiardja · PSBK collection-exhibition press release
Sources for this account
Relevant project text; reading scope and limits are recorded in this account.
Relevant project text; reading scope and limits are recorded in this account.
The PSBK page was reread; press-release text reading is retained from the frozen snapshot. Images, models, datasets and permission documents were not examined. Institution-selected comments are not independent reception evidence; programme completion and closure were not independently verified. The account and translation are AI-assisted, pending independent human review. Section references identify evidence without claiming independent verification of every historical statement.
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Dates & version record
Date displayed for this node: 26 June–26 September 2026 · Historical date recorded for the source: 2026-06-26
Dates identify the institution’s listed exhibition period; page and press-release publication dates are unknown. The original sketches’ dates are not dates of AI reinterpretation. Accession: 30 October 2026.
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Original sources & further reading
These links lead to the cited paper, article, institution or conference page. External texts retain their source languages.
UNIDENTIFIED BOX — Speculative Conservation: AI and the Artistic Archive of Bagong Kussudiardja
https://psbk.or.id/unidentified-box/
Current cited URL
Press Release Pameran Koleksi Permanen PSBK—UNIDENTIFIED BOX
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a_ccBQmFCqw4sOE0WdS2U8H5nl9e6ewn/view?usp=sharing
URL cited in a research master or supplement; it may have moved or expired
The PSBK page was reread; press-release text reading is retained from the frozen snapshot. Images, models, datasets and permission documents were not examined. Institution-selected comments are not independent reception evidence; programme completion and closure were not independently verified.
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Provenance, translation & verification
Timeline entry #314 · Artistic practice and display
Research materials & supplement references · 2
Historical accessions, 30 October 2026 · Relevant project text; reading scope and limits are recorded in this account. · 002
Date as recorded: 2026-06-26
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UNIDENTIFIED BOX—Speculative Conservation: AI and the Artistic Archive of Bagong Kussudiardja
Historical accessions, 30 October 2026 · Relevant project text; reading scope and limits are recorded in this account. · src-1615
Date as recorded: 2026-06-26
PSBK collection-exhibition press release ↗
Press Release Pameran Koleksi Permanen PSBK—UNIDENTIFIED BOX
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. UNIDENTIFIED BOX: speculative conservation and the art archive. Art-history node #314. https://salondesrefuses.cn/en/art-history/372
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