Processo artístico desde que o Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona seleciona um artista até à montagem e manutenção de exposições temporárias

: juízos práticos e conduta no caso de estudo da exposição temporária de Fina Miralles

Abstract

This internship project was carried out at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Spain, whence the day-to-day problem of the museum were monitored. The internship focused on the intervention of art conservation and restoration, especially in painting, in terms of the exhibition Soc totes les que he sigut [I am all those I was] of the Catalan artist Fina Miralles, chronologically dated between 1973 and 2020. The practical intervention followed the principles underlying the Code of Ethics of the conservative restorer, adopting minimum intervention so as to respect the original work of art, and in agreement with the indications of the artist. This intervention further enabled restoring the original reading to the work, and the intended harmony and balance. The main conservation and restoration problems identified for this exhibition led to the need to adopt a dry cleaning treatment, a aqueous method with agar gel and a method by the action of impregnation, absorption and heat. Furthermore, this exhibition allowed for the understanding of the reality involved in the overall production of the artistic work since it was sometimes necessary to replace original components because of their state of conservation. Thus, this exhibition proved to be an example of several widespread problems that unquestionably require conservation and restoration ethics and criteria.

Date of Award	4 Mar 2021
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Maria Aguiar (Supervisor) & Sílvia Noguer (Co-Supervisor)