{"id":794,"date":"2014-11-03T16:12:47","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T14:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/?page_id=794"},"modified":"2026-08-19T20:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:05:31","slug":"rafael-de-tours-artist-studio-contemporary-art","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/rafael-de-tours-artist-studio-contemporary-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael de Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260217_144312-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1323\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333471125625234;width:349px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260217_144312-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260217_144312-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260217_144312-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260217_144312-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260217_144312-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Artist studio, Contemporary Art, Preventive conservation and restoration of fine arts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rafael de Tours<\/strong><br>1968, French<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Professional field:<\/strong><br>Artist &#8211; Art History \u2013 Preventive Conservation and Restoration of Fine Arts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since <strong>1992<\/strong>, Mr de Tours has served as <strong>President of <a href=\"https:\/\/atelier-rafael.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atelier Rafael<\/a><\/strong>, based in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/zhsWdmNPSEtMUq848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nice<\/a><\/strong>, where he has been actively engaged in the study, preservation, and creation of works of art. His professional activities bridge traditional conservation methodologies with contemporary artistic practices. In <strong>2006<\/strong>, he expanded his international engagement by becoming <strong>President of <a href=\"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KaizenGallery 2.1<\/a><\/strong> in <strong>Berlin, Germany<\/strong>, fostering cross-cultural dialogue and the promotion of contemporary art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to his institutional roles, Rafael de Tours is a <strong>contributor to several reference encyclopedias<\/strong>, including <em><a href=\"https:\/\/referenceworks.brill.com\/display\/db\/ei3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EI3<\/a>, plans of architectures<\/em> (Encyclopedia of Islam, Leyden 2008) and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/ccbmn.culture.gouv.fr\/Default\/doc\/SYRACUSE\/797048\/50-years-national-mosque-1965-2015-50-tahun-masjid-negara-1965-2015-exposition-kuala-lumpur-islamic-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Masjid Negara<\/a><\/em> (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2015). He is the <strong>author of numerous articles<\/strong> on art history and creative techniques, and has produced <strong>technical documentation<\/strong> detailing the manufacture of materials and products used in the restoration of works of art as well as in the creation of contemporary artworks. His work reflects a sustained commitment to the transmission of knowledge at the intersection of art, science, and cultural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exhibition in China, <strong>SRV Gallery<\/strong>, 2022, (<strong>Hong Kong, Shenzhen<\/strong>), Title: \u00ab\u00a0<strong>On the road again<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"1256\" src=\"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-1-601x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-1-601x800.jpg 601w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-1-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-1-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"1258\" src=\"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-2-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"1257\" src=\"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-4-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-4-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-4-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-GALLERY-expo-07-2022-4.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"1259\" src=\"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-Gallery-expo-2022-2026-533x800.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-Gallery-expo-2022-2026-533x800.png 533w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-Gallery-expo-2022-2026-233x350.png 233w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-Gallery-expo-2022-2026-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-Gallery-expo-2022-2026-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-Gallery-expo-2022-2026-1365x2048.png 1365w, https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SRV-Gallery-expo-2022-2026-scaled.png 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist studio, Contemporary Art, Preventive conservation and restoration of fine arts Rafael de Tours1968, French Professional field:Artist &#8211; Art History \u2013 Preventive Conservation and Restoration of Fine Arts Since 1992, Mr de Tours has served as President of Atelier Rafael, based in Nice, where he has been actively engaged in the study, preservation, and creation &#8230; <a title=\"Rafael de Tours\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/rafael-de-tours-artist-studio-contemporary-art\/\" aria-label=\"En savoir plus sur Rafael de Tours\">Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-794","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794"}],"version-history":[{"count":71,"href":"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1356,"href":"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/794\/revisions\/1356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kaizengallery.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}