Challenges in contemporary mixed media collections : storage and preventative conservation of South African artists’ books at the Jack Ginsberg Centre for book arts

dc.contributor.advisorLoubser, Maggi
dc.contributor.emaillorealvosart@gmail.comen_US
dc.contributor.postgraduateVos, Loreal
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-03T12:31:27Z
dc.date.available2023-02-03T12:31:27Z
dc.date.created2023-04
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionMini Dissertation (MSocSci (Tangible Heritage Conservation))--University of Pretoria, 2022.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate some of the difficulties encountered by museums when dealing with mixed media/composite artworks in terms of both collection management and preventative conservation. When it comes to preserving mixed media artworks, conservators face a unique difficulty because there is no single, standard method for doing so. The potential conservation measures required for each material used contributes to this. Artists' books are the subject of this analysis; these are books that have been created or altered by an artist, either as a one-of-a-kind work or as part of an edition, and for which no other medium would adequately convey the artist's intentions. Therefore, artists' books can be made from a wide variety of media and materials. With the use of research and case studies from international museums that contain artist's book collections, this project aims to compile a proposed collection management and preventative conservation strategy for the artists' book collection at the Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts. I evaluate the suitability of international museum practices for application in a South African context by comparing them to the Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts' existing approach and provide suggestions for how the local system might be improved. So that the collection can be appreciated for many years to come, the specialised system aims to enhance storage management regarding preservation and preventative conservation measures. This is the first research project to examine the importance of proper preservation and storage for this South African artists' book collection.en_US
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricteden_US
dc.description.degreeMSocSci (Tangible Heritage Conservation)en_US
dc.description.departmentTangible Heritage Conservationen_US
dc.identifier.citation*en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.25403/UPresearchdata.22001960en_US
dc.identifier.otherA2023
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89137
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.subjectTangible Heritage Conservationen_US
dc.subjectArtists' Booksen_US
dc.subjectConservation of contemporary arten_US
dc.titleChallenges in contemporary mixed media collections : storage and preventative conservation of South African artists’ books at the Jack Ginsberg Centre for book artsen_US
dc.typeMini Dissertationen_US

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