Challenges in the conservation of the work of León Ferrari

When dealing with contemporary art, conservators have to address not only the material aspects of the artwork but also other highly complex issues. The Argentinian artist Leon Ferrari is a representative example. He created avant-garde art installations but also worked with traditional techniques. H...

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spelling paper:paper_00393630_v61_n_p7_Baldoma2023-06-08T15:03:35Z Challenges in the conservation of the work of León Ferrari Collage Contemporary art Degradation and conservation León Ferrari Paper Plastics Conservation Paper Plastics Art installation Collage Contemporary art Ferrari Traditional techniques Energy conservation When dealing with contemporary art, conservators have to address not only the material aspects of the artwork but also other highly complex issues. The Argentinian artist Leon Ferrari is a representative example. He created avant-garde art installations but also worked with traditional techniques. His works raise dilemmas over concepts such as authorship, authenticity, legitimacy of art. Some of his artworks only interested him as a means to express his opinions and he was not concerned about alterations in their appearance. Therefore, what should be kept in them is not in an area of certainty for conservators. An essential key for achieving a responsible and respectful conservation result, is to understand the ideology involved in each ‘art piece’ created by Ferrari. © 2016, © The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works 2016. 2016 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00393630_v61_n_p7_Baldoma http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00393630_v61_n_p7_Baldoma
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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repository_str R-134
collection Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic Collage
Contemporary art
Degradation and conservation
León Ferrari
Paper
Plastics
Conservation
Paper
Plastics
Art installation
Collage
Contemporary art
Ferrari
Traditional techniques
Energy conservation
spellingShingle Collage
Contemporary art
Degradation and conservation
León Ferrari
Paper
Plastics
Conservation
Paper
Plastics
Art installation
Collage
Contemporary art
Ferrari
Traditional techniques
Energy conservation
Challenges in the conservation of the work of León Ferrari
topic_facet Collage
Contemporary art
Degradation and conservation
León Ferrari
Paper
Plastics
Conservation
Paper
Plastics
Art installation
Collage
Contemporary art
Ferrari
Traditional techniques
Energy conservation
description When dealing with contemporary art, conservators have to address not only the material aspects of the artwork but also other highly complex issues. The Argentinian artist Leon Ferrari is a representative example. He created avant-garde art installations but also worked with traditional techniques. His works raise dilemmas over concepts such as authorship, authenticity, legitimacy of art. Some of his artworks only interested him as a means to express his opinions and he was not concerned about alterations in their appearance. Therefore, what should be kept in them is not in an area of certainty for conservators. An essential key for achieving a responsible and respectful conservation result, is to understand the ideology involved in each ‘art piece’ created by Ferrari. © 2016, © The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works 2016.
title Challenges in the conservation of the work of León Ferrari
title_short Challenges in the conservation of the work of León Ferrari
title_full Challenges in the conservation of the work of León Ferrari
title_fullStr Challenges in the conservation of the work of León Ferrari
title_full_unstemmed Challenges in the conservation of the work of León Ferrari
title_sort challenges in the conservation of the work of león ferrari
publishDate 2016
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00393630_v61_n_p7_Baldoma
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00393630_v61_n_p7_Baldoma
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