Thanks to Insights from Lynda Bunting and Susan Leonard (below) and about
what they did with the catalog Manifesta 4: European Biennial of
Contemporary Art, 25 May to 25 August, 2002
We've also decided to keep the images in the plastic bag as they are.
Unfortunately, because of the loose materials, we'll have to put the book
and all in a non-circulating storage area of the library, and people will
have to request it--
Mo
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You will notice the catalog has all black and white images, shot before
the exhibition opened. Some of these are examples of the artists' work, not
what was actually in the show (I know because I saw the exhibition. The
quality of the art was so bad, that I left with a certain amount of bemused
affection for it. At least it was art, as opposed to Documenta 11, which I
saw a few days
later.) The packaged colored photos were taken quickly after the works
were installed, much too late be included in the catalog. Also, some of
the works were site-specific; others were newly commissioned. These could
not be photographed until on display. The curators were trying to do a
good job of documenting the exhibition, thus the bonus images. I did not
insert them into the catalog. I left them as is within the plastic
baggie. Researchers will figure it out because the images are well
labeled with artist and title. I housed all accompanying material,
including the sheet of decals, in one separate acid free envelope.
> Lynda Bunting
>
> Lynda Bunting, Librarian
> The Museum of Contemporary Art
> 250 S. Grand Ave.
> Los Angeles, CA 90012
> 213-621-1792
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> Here's what I did with the Manifesta 4 materials:
>
> - main catalog [254 pp] given call number N5080 .F72 A4 2002
>
> - I left the illustrations in the ziplock bag and catalogued
> them as Supp 1
> - the 6 pp Video Programme [oversize] was left folded and
> given Supp 2
> - the 1 folded sheet containing the Conversation Iara
> Boubnova = Supp 3
>
> The biggest risk is that the illustrations will disappear over time. But
> rather than put the entire project in our Remstar where the students
> have to request the items, I have taken the chance and shelved it where
> all have access. We are a non-circulating collection for graduate
> students pursuing a degree in Curatorial Studies. These students seem to
> be (for the most part) very respectful of the collection.
>
> Best,
> Susan Leonard
> Center for Curatorial Studies
> Bard College
> Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
>
>
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Mo Dawley
Art and Drama Librarian
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