Tate is the latest recipient of the National Heritage Science Forum (NHSF) award to enable the Gold Open Access publication of a research paper.
The paper, entitled "Scientific investigation into the water sensitivity of twentieth century oil paints", is now published in the peer-reviewed 'Microchemical Journal'. It is co-authored by Judith Lee, Ilaria Bonaduce, Francesca Modugno, Jacopo La Nasa, Bronwyn Ormsby and Klaas Jan van den Berg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2018.01.017 The article describes an in-depth investigation into the chemical characteristics of water sensitive paint passages, and likely causal factors. The phenomena of the water sensitivity of twentieth century oil paintings is of concern to conservators since it can complicate or prevent surface cleaning treatment and consolidation. There is currently a need to develop an understanding at the molecular level of the characteristics and causes of water sensitivity in twentieth century oil paintings in order to inform the development of suitable materials and methodologies for surface cleaning as well as potentially limiting the development of water sensitivity in paints. This is critical in order to ensure that water sensitive modern oil paintings will be in a condition fit for display in the medium to long term. The research behind this paper has been conducted as part of Cleaning Modern Oil Paints (CMOP), a collaborative European research project, funded through the JPI Heritage Plus programme, which runs from June 2015 to May 2018. The project aims to investigate conservation challenges associated with twentieth and twenty-first century oil paintings in order to ensure that modern oil paintings continue to be fit for display for future generations. You may read CMOP's project updates here: www.tate.org.uk/about-us/projects/cleaning-modern-oil-paints-0 More information on the NHSF Gold Open Access grants can be found here: http://www.heritagescienceforum.org.uk/what-we-do/gold-open-access-fund Luigi Galimberti Collection Care Research Manager, Tate www.tate.org.uk<http://www.tate.org.uk> Please note that any information sent, received or held by Tate may be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
