Proposal of a system for mounting paper studies using neodymium magnets: the case study of three preparatory drawings by Rui Filipe
Abstract
TThis article describes the strategy used to suspend large-scale paper studies in an exhibition context based on the application of neodymium magnets. The three studies by the artist Rui Filipe (1929-1997), executed in oil on paper, were part of the exhibition Rui Filipe: Em Busca do Absoluto, at the Museum of Neo Realism (MNR) in Vila Franca de Xira. The application of this system allowed the studies to be presented to the public in a safe manner and respecting the criterion of minimum intervention of the works. The choice of neodymium magnets was due to their magnetic capacity. The studies were also the target of a conservation and restoration intervention, since they presented damages resulting from the aging of the materials, the techniques used by the artist and the inadequate packaging to which they were subjected for years.
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