Oh, no, maybe it is not a Gehry piece but a piece near a Gehry piece?
> I think the query should be directed to the architect's office. They 
> clearly thought all of the possibilites through, prior to design and 
> installation.
>
> This is located on Fantasy Island, is it not?
>
> Twybil
>
> Wow, well, I would have thought that Gehry would have anticipated the 
> environmental impact on his design and that the graffiti sponge would 
> have been intentional. Therefore to worry over discoloration, 
> applications of anti-graffiti coating and such is an unfaithful 
> rejection of the artists intended patina.
>
> ][<en
>> Replace the old formica with new formica to match, and buy a shitload 
>> of it for at
>>  
>>
>>         Date: 12 Feb 2009
>>         From: Arantza Garcia <agarcia [at] guggenheim-bilbao__es>
>>         Subject: Formica
>>
>>         We have a laminated plastic (bright red Formica) outdoor
>>         installation in our collection that has been hit often by
>>         graffiti vandals and subsequently by harsh graffiti-removal
>>         chemicals.
>>
>>         We have recently protected the accessible areas of the piece
>>         with an anti-graffiti coating (a sacrificial type) but the
>>         use of chemicals to remove the graffiti have resulted in
>>         discoloration of the
>>         Formica. Moreover, many tags and graffiti cannot be
>>         completely removed since they pass through the protective
>>         coating and penetrate into the Formica.
>>
>>         I would be interested to hear about various experiences
>>         anybody may have had with conservation of Formica surfaces
>>         outdoors in general.
>>
>>         Arantza Garcia   Dpto. de Conservacion
>>         Museo Guggenheim Bilbao
>>         +34 9 403 91 26  Fax: +34 9 435 90 61
>>


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