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Conservation of Contemporary Art

Reconstructing a 1972’s Neon Light Installation at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto
by Filipe Duarte

	A 1972’s neon light installation from the artist António Quadros Ferreira was investigated and reconstructed 35 years after its original presentation, under a pilot project on Conservation of Contemporary Art at the Museum of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP). The reconstruction of the artwork was carried out in close communication with the artist without whom this project would not have been possible to be
accomplished - such was the lack of information available on the artwork. This article aims to describe the whole process behind the reconstruction of Quadros Ferreira’s installation, from the identification of what was left from the original components at FBAUP’s Museum depot until its reinstallation and public exhibition in April 2007.

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