Title

The preservation of "Art Installations" with emphasis on the Brazilian context: theoretical and methodological discussions

Name

Magali Melleu Sehn

Affiliation(s)

University of São Paulo –USP/ Brasil

Supervisor(s)

Prof. Dr. Donato Ferrari

Date of completion

2010-04-13

Key words

Contemporary art, art installations, preservation, criteria,

methodology, documentation, interviews with artists, ephemeral materials.

Abstract

Tackling the major methodological and ethical issues in the preservation of contemporary art is the starting point for this thesis. The cutting sought to emphasize the issue of preservation of some artistic modalities, currently called ‘art installations’, showing the Brazilian artistic production from the 80’s. Compared to the study of five works of living artists and, mostly, not yet included in the institutional context, the relevance of the intention records of these artists is examined in terms of the preservation of their works, the role of the conservator-restorer and the artistic community.

How to access your dissertation

Download: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/27/27159/tde-21062010-100207/es.php

Previous education and/or work experience

Magali Melleu Sehn is a professor of preventive conservation/contemporary art at the University Federal of Minas Gerais (UFMG) where she has taught since September 2010. She was granted a Ph.D. in Visual Arts from University of São Paulo (USP); her dissertation was entitled, The Preservation of Installation art with emphasis in a Brazilian context: methodological discussions, published April 2010. In addition, she was granted a Master in Visual Arts at the University of São Paulo; her dissertation was entitled, Contemporary Art: From Preservation to Intervention of Methods of Restoration, published August 2010. She worked at the Contemporary Museum of University of São Paulo from 1989 to 2002. In 1995, she was a student researcher at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (MNCARS). She has subsequently completed studies in contemporary art, and has been a conservator of modern and contemporary art since 2002. Some activities as a freelancer include research projects, conservation of national and international temporary exhibitions of contemporary art, training, courses, etc. Magali also was also a professor for a private graduation course in visual arts at Faculdade Santa Marcelina, 2003-2010. She has been a member of INCCA since 2008.

Current position

Professor of Preventive Conservation

Graduate Course of Conservation and Restoration at School of Fine Arts

University of Minas Gerais- UFMG

Contact details

Dr. Magali Melleu Sehn

Professor of Preventive Conservation

Graduate Course of Conservation and Restoration at School of Fine Arts

University of Minas Gerais- UFMG

http://www.eba.ufmg.br

Address:

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