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Who preserves contemporary art collections in Portuguese institutions? Contributions to the study of professional roles in the conservation of contemporary art
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There is an apparent consensus as to when and how the discipline of conservation emerged, and yet there is still a knowledge gap on how different professional roles in collection care operate in institutional contexts. The few studies that touch upon this issue lack empirical foundations that speak to the impact of education and the professional contexts. Understanding who takes part in daily conservation and care activities, and to what extent, will give us insight into the conservator’s role and presence in the context of the conservation and care of contemporary art collections in Portugal.
This investigation as three main goals: 1) Understanding who takes part in the conservation and preservation of the main contemporary art collections in Portugal, and what is the conservator’s role within that context; 2) Analysing how the role of conservators in the preservation of Portuguese contemporary art collections, relates to the international panorama; 3) Examining how conservation practices performed by “collection-caretakers” in the given context, especially by conservators, can inform about the professional identity of conservators.
To meet these goals, empirical data was collected through semi structured interviews, conducted to conservation professionals working in the five main Portuguese contemporary art collections.
The collected empirical data suggested the presence of conservators in Portuguese contemporary art collections seems to be mainly restricted to direct conservation interventions. Furthermore, the data suggests the role of conservators in contemporary art institutions conservation management, resonates with the German context described by Joanna Phillips and international contexts described by Jonathan Ashley-Smith and Manon D’haenens. Finally, the studied professional identity factors in this specific context, appear to be negative influencers for the professional identity development of the conservator working with contemporary art.
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conservator role conservation management professional identity collections care contemporary art