Street art conservation in Athens: Critical conservation in a time of crisis

Chatzidakis, María

doi:10.1080/00393630.2016.1201757

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“…They are usually created within frameworks of festivals and the regeneration of degraded urban areas, satisfying the needs of communities and attracting tourism interests [19]. Today, there are numerous urban murals that are beginning to receive attention from the heritage safeguarding bodies and local authorities who are in charge of the management of urban decorum, creativity, and culture [20,21]. However, the degradation phenomenon of outdoor paints is particularly severe since they are constantly exposed directly to various degradation factors, including human vandalism, sunlight, rain, and urban pollution.…”

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Analytical Evaluation of Laser Cleaning Effectiveness in the Context of Contemporary Muralism

Zhang,

Zenucchini,

Ricci

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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Contemporary murals and street art play a critical role in urban culture, serving as platforms for social activism and reflecting the vibrancy of city life. This study within the SuperStaAr project framework examines the challenge of graffiti removal while safeguarding the original synthetic paint layers. Through a detailed investigation using Q-Switch and Long Q-Switch lasers (Nd:YAG), we evaluate the effectiveness and safety of laser cleaning techniques on both unaged and artificially aged mural mock-ups. The initial findings highlight the Q-Switch and Long Q-Switch lasers as promising for removing graffiti without compromising the paint integrity. Our assessment criteria—encompassing residue presence, surface roughness, color changes, cleaning effectiveness, and pigment pickup—were validated through empirical evaluation and supported by colorimetric, micro–ATR–FTIR, and Py–GC/MS analyses. Notably, the incorporation of a passive sampling system for Py–GC/MS analysis facilitates a deeper understanding of the ablated materials without direct sampling from the artwork. This research contributes a foundational framework for the evaluation of laser cleaning in mural conservation, emphasizing the importance of tailored strategies to enhance the sustainability of urban art conservation efforts.

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Analytical Evaluation of Laser Cleaning Effectiveness in the Context of Contemporary Muralism

Zhang,

Zenucchini,

Ricci

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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“…The crucial point has nothing to do with the technical aspects of materials [6]. The conservation of street art is a topic of great dispute which exploits the limits of ethics and sets new challenging questions for value assessment and decision making [7,8].…”

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Methods and Products for the Conservation of Vandalized Urban Art Murals

Macchia¹,

Castro

Curbelo³

et al. 2021

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The possibility of contemporary mural paintings to be “tagged” by vandals, with spray and/or markers, represents a serious problem for the conservation of urban art. The present study aims to define the applicability of a protective coating on murals’ surface to preserve them against vandalism. The research has been focused on anti-graffiti products currently used in the field of cultural heritage conservation. These products represent an optimum start point to preserve mural artwork from vandal actions. The commercially available anti-graffiti products have been compared with an innovative product, PRO-ART, specifically formulated by YOCOCU in collaboration with Pelicoat, for the conservation of murals. At the same time, it has tested the cleaning of contemporary murals by using different mixtures of solvents and surfactants. The experimentations have been carried out on external walls, followed by the conducting of in situ tests (application tests, empirical evaluations and colorimetric analysis), as well as laboratory investigations (contact angle and optical/electronic microscopy).

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“…As a form of contemporary art that flourishes in the urban environment [29], street art is today one of the most powerful artistic sectors of the creative industry [30] and a place-making tool in large cities [31]. Further, street art participates in city branding [32,33] by adding multifaceted values to the strength of street art tours [34].…”

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Street Art Participation in Increasing Investments in the City Center of Bucharest, a Paradox or Not?

Cercleux

2021

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This article analyses street art’s contribution to the current economic life in the city center of an Eastern European capital, Bucharest. The development of socio-economic activities in the Romanian capital has been strongly influenced in the last 30 years by a complex of effects generated by the transition to the capitalist economy in the early 1990s, the impact of globalization, and recently the COVID-19 pandemic. This study focuses on the investigation of those areas that through street art came to know processes of urban regeneration. By applying semi-structured interviews to providers of alternative guided tours, but also questionnaires among the population that is familiar with this subculture, including an organization of urban regeneration through street art, an important number of economically new spaces, next to reinvented ones, have been investigated. In these areas, street art ends up by supporting activities from hospitality, cultural, and creative industries, changing for the better the perspectives of economic and cultural development, along with the attractiveness of the Bucharest city center. Street art proves to be an important tool in the regeneration process bringing positive effects when involving active cooperation between the public and the private sectors.

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Street art conservation in Athens: Critical conservation in a time of crisis

Cited by 15 publications

References 8 publications

Analytical Evaluation of Laser Cleaning Effectiveness in the Context of Contemporary Muralism

Analytical Evaluation of Laser Cleaning Effectiveness in the Context of Contemporary Muralism

Methods and Products for the Conservation of Vandalized Urban Art Murals

Street Art Participation in Increasing Investments in the City Center of Bucharest, a Paradox or Not?

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