Re: can I comment

Dick,
Perhaps museums should start having "semi-perminent" collections...and let
the Starn Twins photographs, and other work (such as the
shark-in-formaldhyde), degrade over time in front of the patrons and
public...without restoration. While the permance of a work of art is not
the defining property of its cultural and historical significance, it should
be reflected in its $ cost.

Museums do have an public education aspect -- I think seeing a Starn Twins
piece with pieces hanging loose or laying on the bottom of the display case
would be very educational (perhaps with a reproduction next to it for
comparison) -- educational to the public, and to the patron who donated the
big bucks to purchase it.

Sandy...
Just a loose idea...after pouring on a large "fragile" sheet of paper, if it
is hard to move to the drying racks, perhaps one can slice it in place (in
half or whatever) with an exacto knife and then moved to the drying rack in
easier-to-handle pieces? It would score the material one works on, but that
may not be significant. Good luck in your search for a good tissue support!

Vaughn
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Received on Thu Dec 28 11:31:13 2006