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Abstract In the artist’s absence, a work’s reinstallation can become far more complex as there is no longer a single centralised reference point. Instead, there is a form of distributed memory that depends on the communication and negotiation between the various stakeholders responsible for the work’s conservation. As such, conservators and curators act as part of a larger network of agents, which includes the artist’s estate, gallerists, artist’s assistants, technicians, collectors and others, all with interests and expectations which influence the work’s trajectory. This article discusses the reinstallation of Art of Escape (2016) by the Portuguese artist Ana Vieira (1940–2016). The article asks what is it that makes the work Art of Escape and what does it mean for that work to change? We use Art of Escape to explore the reinstallation process for a work by analysing the perspective of various stakeholders while highlighting the conservator’s role in the decision-making process.
在艺术家缺席的情况下,一件作品的重新装置会变得复杂得多,因为不再有一个单一的集中参考点。相反,存在一种分布式内存形式,它依赖于负责工作保存的各种涉众之间的沟通和协商。因此,文物保管员和策展人是一个更大的代理网络的一部分,这个网络包括艺术家的财产、画廊老板、艺术家助理、技术人员、收藏家和其他人,他们都有兴趣和期望影响作品的轨迹。本文讨论了葡萄牙艺术家Ana Vieira(1940-2016)的《逃离艺术》(Art of Escape, 2016)的重新装置。这篇文章提出了一个问题:是什么造就了《逃离的艺术》这部作品?对于这部作品的改变意味着什么?通过分析不同利益相关者的观点,我们利用“逃离的艺术”来探索一件作品的重新安装过程,同时强调了保护人员在决策过程中的作用。
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