The Italian city of Salò presents a collection that brings together over a hundred drawings and watercolors. The exhibition, organized in a local exhibition space, covers various techniques on paper. The collection ranges from preparatory sketches to finished works, offering a broad view of the creative process of the artists involved. Admission is free.
Technical process and conservation of works on paper 🎨
The exhibition includes pieces made with graphite, ink, and wash on cotton paper. Each work underwent a pH analysis to determine its acidity level. Reinforcements of Japanese paper were applied to the most fragile edges, and they were mounted under UV-filtering glass. The room's lighting does not exceed 50 lux to prevent pigment degradation. A humidity control system maintains a constant 45%.
The collector's dilemma: a hundred works and only one wall 🖼️
Seeing a hundred drawings together produces a common reaction: wanting to take them all home. Then you remember your living room is four square meters and you already have a framed poster of a cat. The organizers suggest rotating the works each week. In other words, the same problem as with Netflix series, but with paper and no possibility of binge-watching.