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AUTENTYZM W SZTUCE WSPÓŁCZESNEJ

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Jadzińska M.

Ochrona Zabytków

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2006

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issue 4

33-48

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Authenticity is one of the most prominent factors determining the value of an art work as well as conservation theory and praxis. It exerts prime impact on defining decision strategies, and the significance, preservation, exposition and conservation-restoration of a given work. It also determines the form in which it will be passed on to future generations. In the past, criteria applied for assessing authenticity underwent a number of changes, and by the twentieth century they assumed a form defined in assorted codes of conservation ethics and procedure. Authenticity, however, is not an absolute and constant value, but succumbs to perennial transformations and reflects new truths and criteria. The article attempts to answer these questions within the domain of select problems and upon the basis of most recent international accomplishments. Philosophical premises act as a point of departure for a discussion on the conditions of the preservation of the authenticity of a contemporary art work, with the authoress considering the authenticity of matter, conception and context as well as differentiated approaches to the protection of old art according to the principles of technological correctness. Other questions involve the specificity, techniques and technology of present-day art and its impact on preservation and permanence. The presented reflections pertain to the uniqueness of the conception of a work of art, which can be detected by studying not only its structure but predominantly the artist's intentions. Just as important is the establishment of the context of space, place, culture or history. Attention is drawn to the necessity of distinguishing the complexity of particular, haptic-optic elements of the work of art and their mutual relations, which leads to the preservation of inner unity. The assorted problems are illustrated with examples of Polish and world art in whose cases the comprehension of authenticity was neither obvious nor unambiguous, and frequently resulted in falsifying the original message. Finally, the article examines the newest world tendencies and paths of conservation and protection, which designate the tasks, methods, forms and purposes of ventures intent on preserving the modern work of art together with 'in the full richness of their authenticity'.

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"Po nas choćby Potop"? Zachowanie sztuki naszych czasów

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Jadzińska M.

Sztuka i Dokumentacja

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2011

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issue 5

21-28

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This article outlines issues associated with the preservation and conservation of contemporary art and the role that documentation plays in this process. A contemporary artwork, in order to become an object of interest, analysis, purchase, collecting, exhibiting etc. must exist, and its existence must be preserved. Its preservation does not always mean, however, fixing the matter and halting the processes of deterioration such as in the case of traditional art, but it may adopt a totally different form, for example preservation in the form of documentation. The changeable character of ephemeral art, the use of perishable materials or ready-mades, as well as innovative concepts and techniques makes conservation a complex issue. An additional worrying factor is also often improperly conducted activities associated with exhibiting, transportation or storing of the artworks that cause a falsification of the artist's concept and destruction of an artwork's structure. The conservator must analyse, identify and preserve the matter in a professional way or, on the contrary, after an appropriate examination, act according to the artist's intention, and treat it in a way that is adequate to the artwork's character. This may involve the making of a replica, a reconstruction, an emulation, a re-enactment or preservation through documenting, or it may use entirely different possibilities of modern conservation. One must set a proper strategy of care and protection over the works of art and the proceedings must keep the authenticity of the artwork. The author of this article analyses the notion of authenticity and shows the change in understanding this concept, and the influence which this change had on the form and method of preserving artworks in the past, in contrast with contemporary visual art. She writes about the new role of an artwork's matter and substance, and the challenges that result from it, and about the new role and relationship between a conservator, an artist and other 'stakeholders'. She describes the threats to preservation and the aims and limits of preservation and conservation, pointing out the key role of documentation. She also pays attention to various forms of documentation by illustrating the article with comprehensive examples of good and bad practices associated with documenting contemporary artworks.

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Rola dokumentacji w procesie zachowania i konserwacji sztuki współczesnej

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Jadzińska M.

Sztuka i Dokumentacja

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2011

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issue 4

71-79

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The incredible diversity and complexity of unconventional works of contemporary art has changed the role of documentation in the process of preservation and conservation. It has become absolutely necessary for the future existence of the work, in order to further understanding, acquisition, installation, arranging, displaying, transportation, conservation and many other areas. Besides a description of the traditional history of the object, its materials and techniques used, or the conservation work which it was subjected to, the documentation is also a form of a copyright certificate, an educational base, and sometimes it may even replace the work of art. This research paper defines a new role for the importance of documentation of contemporary works of art. It focuses on what it means to 'preserve through the documentation' and on the importance of profiled interviews with artists. It describes how and when to document the work of art and how to capture its intangible aspects. Based on the example of installation art, specific methods and a current registration system are pointed out.

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AUTENTYZM W SZTUCE WSPÓŁCZESNEJ

"Po nas choćby Potop"? Zachowanie sztuki naszych czasów

Rola dokumentacji w procesie zachowania i konserwacji sztuki współczesnej