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Phantom Thread: Research and Preparation for the Care of a Delicate Silk and Metal Sculpture by Doris Salcedo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Megan E. Salas, Jane Gillies, and Per Knut\u00e5s<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contemporary Art Review, Volume 1 (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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El Hilo Fantasma: Investigaci\u00f3n y Preparaci\u00f3n para el Cuidado de una Delicada Escultura de Seda y Metal de Doris Salcedo<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Megan E. Salas, Jane Gillies, y Per Knut\u00e5s<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contemporary Art Review, Volumen 1 (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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silk; preventive; cleaning; contemporary art; mockups; Rhoplex<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This article presents research and study pertaining to Disremembered IV<\/em> by Doris Salcedo (b. 1958), which was acquired in 2014, but installed for the first time at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in a newly constructed building for modern and contemporary art. The artwork is an ethereal open-weave shirt made of fine silk thread with thousands of metal needles sewn into it. Given the delicate nature of the piece, work was conducted to better understand its materials and develop a plan for its care. At the heart of these investigations was the fact that the silk thread is coated with the acrylic emulsion RhoplexTM AC-2235M by the artist\u2019s studio. Primary concerns included the potentially tacky nature of the resin, how to safely remove particulate debris, and how to adequately protect the artwork while honoring the artist\u2019s aesthetic requirements. Mockups that mimicked the materials in the artwork were created, exposed to different environmental conditions, and observed under the microscope. A plan for regular monitoring and imaging of the artwork in the gallery was implemented. The results emphasized that a clean, climate-controlled environment is one key to the longterm preservation of the artwork. Cleaning tests revealed that compressed air or a vacuum on low suction was safe and would be an important preventive measure to reduce debris.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Seda; prevenci\u00f3n; limpieza; arte contempor\u00e1neo; probetas; Rhoplex<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Este art\u00edculo presenta el proyecto de estudio e investigaci\u00f3n de la obra Disremembered IV<\/em> de Doris Salcedo (1958\u2013). La obra fue adquirida en 2014 por el Museo de Bellas Artes de Houston e instalada por primera vez en un edificio de nueva construcci\u00f3n para arte moderno y contempor\u00e1neo. La obra es una camisa et\u00e9rea de tejido abierto hecha de hilo de seda muy fino con miles de agujas de metal cosidas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dada la delicada naturaleza de la pieza, se trabaj\u00f3 en pro de comprender mejor los materiales y as\u00ed desarrollar un plan para su mantenimiento y conservaci\u00f3n. La investigaci\u00f3n se centr\u00f3 en el hecho de que los hilos de seda fueron originalmente recubiertos por el estudio del artista con una emulsi\u00f3n acr\u00edlica RhoplexTM AC-2235M. Las principales preocupaciones eran, la naturaleza potencialmente pegajosa de la resina, c\u00f3mo eliminar con seguridad residuos y c\u00f3mo proteger adecuadamente la obra de arte respetando, al mismo tiempo, la intencionalidad est\u00e9tica de la artista. Para ello, se crearon probetas que imitaban los materiales con los que se hab\u00eda realizado la obra, exponi\u00e9ndose a diferentes condiciones ambientales y analizadas bajo el microscopio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Se puso en marcha un plan para monitorizar la obra, recopilando im\u00e1genes peri\u00f3dicamente durante su exposici\u00f3n en la galer\u00eda. Los resultados pusieron en relieve que un entorno limpio y con una climatizaci\u00f3n controlada son la clave para una conservaci\u00f3n a largo plazo. Las pruebas revelaron que la utilizaci\u00f3n de aire comprimido o un aspirador a baja succi\u00f3n eran opciones seguras de limpieza y que constitu\u00edan una importante medida preventiva para reducir la acumulaci\u00f3n de residuos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Salas, Megan E., Jane Gillies, and Per Knut\u00e5s. 2022. \u201cPhantom Thread: Research and Preparation for the Care of a Delicate Silk and Metal Sculpture by Doris Salcedo \/ El Hilo Fantasma: Investigaci\u00f3n y Preparaci\u00f3n para el Cuidado de una Delicada Escultura de Seda y Metal de Doris Salcedo.\u201d In Contemporary Art Review<\/em>, Vol. 1. Edited by Delia M\u00fcller-W\u00fcsten, Martha Singer. Washington, DC: AIC. 96\u2013120.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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