"DOCAM Case Study: Corps Pédagogique by Manon De Pauw" Anik Laflamme

Preserving contemporary art today conveys new challenges for museums and exhibition spaces with the emergence of variable media. The knowledge of the technological aspects and the intellectual content of an artwork are essential in order to preserve its integrity and authenticity. In this regard, this case study explores Manon De Pauw’s video performance Corps Pédagogique, created and recorded on MiniDV in 2001, later purchased by the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (MACM) in 2007. By analysing the chemical, as well as the mechanical attributes of its original and of its exhibition formats, we hope to bring forward valuable information for the implementation of a strategy of conservation.

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Anik Laflamme, École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information, Université de Montréal