The Getty Conservation Institute published a (new look) newletter in the fall of 2009 dedicated to the conservation issues of Modern and Contemporary Art.   It is available as a pdf online
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/newsletters/24_2/ as well as in hardcopy.

Readers are encouraged to join in the debate via the online version of the Dialogue: "Competing Commitments: A Discussion about Ethical Dilemmas in the Conservation of Modern and Contemporary Art", which involved Jill Sterrett (Director of Collections and Conservation at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art), Susan Lake (Chief Conservator and Director of Collection Management at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden) and Matthew Gale (Head of Displays, Tate Modern)
http://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications/newsletters/24_2/dialogue.html
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This newsletter is recommended reading for those who will be attending the international symposium Contemporary Art: Who Cares?