White Spots on Smoke Rings by Bruce Nauman: A Case Study On Contemporary Art Conservation Using Microanalytical Techniques

Ana Cardeira Mafalda; Rodrigo Bettencourt da Câmara; Patrick Strzelec; Nick Schiavon; José Mirão; António Candeias; Maria Luísa Carvalho; Marta Manso

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White Spots on Smoke Rings by Bruce Nauman: A Case Study On Contemporary Art Conservation Using Microanalytical Techniques

Ana Cardeira Mafalda, Rodrigo Bettencourt da Câmara, Patrick Strzelec, Nick Schiavon, José Mirão, António Candeias, Maria Luísa Carvalho, Marta Manso

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Abstract

The artwork "Smoke Rings: Two Concentric Tunnels, Non-Communicating" by Bruce Nauman represents a case study of corrosion of a black patina-coated Al-alloy contemporary artwork. The main concern over this artwork was the widespread presence of white spots on its surface. Alloy substrate, patina, and white spots were characterized by means of energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy. Alloy substrate was identified as an aluminum alloy 6,000 series Al-Si-Mg. Patina's identified composition confirmed the documentation provided by the atelier. Concerning the white spots, zircon particles were found on patina surface as external elements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15-19
Number of pages	5
Journal	Microscopy and Microanalysis
Volume	21
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927614013002
Publication status	Published - 20 Jun 2015
Event	47th Annual Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microscopy - Monte da Caparica, Portugal Duration: 9 Dec 2013 → 10 Dec 2013 Conference number: 47th

Keywords

Bruce Nauman
contemporary artwork
EDXRF
micro-XRD
SEM-EDS

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