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 >> -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html> *Please vote for ICORS every 24 hours* <http://www.lsoft.com/news/choicevote.asp>