Contemporary theory of conservation

Viñas, Salvador Muñoz

doi:10.1179/sic.2002.47.supplement-1.25

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“…Junto al paradigma establecido de la "conservación científica", cuyo principal objetivo es conservar la integridad material de la obra como objeto físico (cf. Clavir, 1998;Villers, 2004;Muñoz Viñas, 2005), distingo otros dos modelos (a menudo aunados en los discursos teóricos): el "paradigma de la performance", que considera que el núcleo del trabajo es su concepto, y que este debe ser llevado a cabo mediante la representación fidedigna de un conjunto de instrucciones que estipulen los rasgos que definen la identidad de la obra; y el "paradigma procesual", en el que no es la correspondencia entre un eventual resultado y un concepto preexistente, sino el proceso lo que se entiende como núcleo del trabajo, y el objetivo principal de la conservación consiste aquí en favorecer la continuidad de la obra mediante la transmisión de la información, destrezas y procedimientos necesarios a los participantes o depositarios designados.…”

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Documentando dilemas. Sobre la relevancia de los casos éticamente ambiguos

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2017

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ResumenEste artículo sostiene que la documentación proporciona un mejor servicio a la conservación de arte contemporáneo cuando no solo recopila y registra información sobre las obras, sino que también recoge los dilemas a los que los conservadores han tenido que enfrentarse al tomar decisiones sobre sus estrategias de conservación. La razón es que, en las últimas dos décadas, una práctica cada vez más reflexiva ha favorecido una situación en la que están emergiendo nuevos paradigmas éticos que sirven para diferentes tipos de trabajos artísticos y sus diferentes lógicas de perpetuación. El artículo propone tres paradigmas diferentes con sus correspondientes casos paradigmáticos, argumentando que solo un método de deliberación ética "caso-a-caso" (ética casuística) servirá para articular una serie de principios y directrices adecuados a los más recientes paradigmas. Para posibilitar esta deliberación, se hace necesario documentar los dilemas éticos en la conservación. Además, la mayoría de los casos resultarán bastante conflictivos, dado que muchas obras de arte consisten en la unión heterogénea de objetos, ideas y prácticas, con sus propias lógicas diferenciadas de perpetuación, mientras otras se mueven entre distintas lógicas, o pasan de una lógica a otra en el transcurso de sus biografías. Por tanto, la documentación de los dilemas continuará siendo necesaria para facilitar un acercamiento casuístico a la hora de tomar decisiones con responsabilidad y desarrollar un cuerpo de experiencia profesional.Palabras clave: Arte contemporáneo, teoría de la conservación, ética casuística, paradigma de la conservación científica, paradigma de la performance, paradigma procesual. AbstractThis paper argues that documentation best serves the conservation of contemporary art when it does not only collect and record information about the work, but also the dilemmas conservators have felt themselves confronted with when deciding their conservation strategy. The reason is that in the last two decades, in and through evolving and reflective practice, a situation has arisen in which new ethical paradigms are emerging, appropriate for different types of work and different logics of perpetuation. The paper outlines three different paradigms with corresponding paradigmatic cases, arguing that only a case-by-case method of ethical deliberation (casuist ethics) will help articulating the appropriate principles and guidelines for the newer paradigms. Documentation of conservation-ethical dilemmas is needed to enable this deliberation. Moreover, most cases will remain rather messy, many artworks consisting of heterogeneous assemblages of objects, ideas and practices that all imply their own logic of perpetuation, other artworks hovering between logics, or passing from one logic to another in the course of their biographies. Therefore the documentation of dilemmas will continue to be required to facilitate a casuist approach to taking responsible decisions and developing a body of professional experience.

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“…2 This section leans on the historical research done by authors such as Lowenthal (1981Lowenthal ( , 1985, Caple (2000), Conti (2007) and Muñoz Viñas (2005). Drawing from their writings, special attention will be paid to the impact of science on the development of conservation as a distinct profession, conservation debates and controversies, and relationships between the theory and practice of conservation.…”

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“…This chapter explores the origins and history of these 'certainties', by analysing those concepts, which belong to what Laurenson (2001a and calls 'traditional conservation', or, in the words of Muñoz Viñas (2005) 'classical conservation'. The chapter attempts to provide more insight into the use and definitions of 'artist's intention' and 'authenticity', which form the backbone of traditional conservation theory and practice.…”

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Installation Art and the Museum : Presentation and Conservation of Changing Artworks

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This book is published in print and online through the online OAPEN library (www.oapen.org) OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) is a collaborative initiative to develop and implement a sustainable Open Access publication model for academic books in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The OAPEN Library aims to improve the visibility and usability of high quality academic research by aggregating peer reviewed Open Access publications from across Europe.

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“…Viñas (2005) argues that moral authority is not interchangeable with technical knowledge and that technical expertise is what allows for methodical decisions to be made in an educated way that a 'layperson' is not authorised to decide. Whilst the delineation between appraisal and treatment may be theoretically clear, consultation is not such a clear-cut process.…”

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“…Viñas (2005, p. 177) implies that people involved in 'practical functions' such as tourist connections, economy or politics may not be stakeholders but he argues that their role is nonetheless important to consider in addition to stakeholders. Remembering that value can come from these more 'mundane' aspects of an object (Viñas, 2005) is essential in maintaining a current and dynamic sense of the value of objects being treated. As Vestheim et al note, 'no value is absolute.…”

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Dialogue in conservation decision-making

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2016

Studies in Conservation

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An analysis of the impact of stakeholder consultation during the conservation decision-making processes is presented. Defining and finding opportunities for stakeholder communication within conservation work is an ethical necessity when working with cultural heritage, but the limits and practice of this necessity are less clear. Case studies are used to explore which aspects of the conservation process stakeholders are most likely to be consulted about, and reviews the impact of their views. It asks whether conservators have a preference in which decisions they are prepared to share with stakeholders across three aspects of conservation: the initial appraisal, treatment and the display or storage. Where consultation relates to treatment, conservators are more likely to fall back on their own technical authority except when those consulted are regarded as fellow professionals. Other categories of stakeholder such as artists, originating communities, and religious groups were found to be more constructively consulted on the understanding of the object and on care related to display and storage. Conservators should be offered more explicit guidance on the ethics of consultation, the aspects of consultation that they should engage with and on the ethical ways to deal with conflict arising from consultation.

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Contemporary theory of conservation

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Documentando dilemas. Sobre la relevancia de los casos éticamente ambiguos

Documentando dilemas. Sobre la relevancia de los casos éticamente ambiguos

Installation Art and the Museum : Presentation and Conservation of Changing Artworks

Dialogue in conservation decision-making

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