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I would go with artificial trees which is the only material that I allow in our galleries. There are many wonderful totally artificial materials that are available - and this way the INTENT is present without the museum-wide potential compromise to collections. Chris -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Suzanne Hargrove Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 8:47 AM To: Richard McCoy; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [OSG] Pests and a Contemporary Installation Wouldn't the branches be automatically banned or require some sort of irradiation/fumigation as a customs requirement upon entry to the USA? Sincerely, Suzanne Suzanne Hargrove Head of Conservation Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe St. Toledo, OH 43620 tel. 419-254-5771 X7460 fax. 419-254-5773 [email protected] >>> "Richard McCoy" <[email protected]> 10/01/09 3:29 PM >>> Hey, Megan -- We recently fumigated with Vikane the better part of a tree for a Guy Ben-Ner installation in the Adaptation Exhibition. We used Insects Limited http://www.insectslimited.com/ (they're based here in Indy and consistently fantastic) and stuffed the tree in the back of in our large art truck, sealed it, and fumigated it on site. The cost was $750 and we were done in a couple of days. Good luck! Richard McCoy Associate Conservator of Objects and Variable Art Indianapolis Museum of Art 317-923-1331 xt 150 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Megan Emery Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 9:59 AM To: [email protected]; '[email protected]' Subject: [OSG] Pests and a Contemporary Installation Hello everyone, I am cross-posting this query to both OSG and the Pest-list as I hope to find an answer to this dilemma soon. Our Curator of Dec Arts & Design approached me yesterday with a proposal from the designers the Campana Brothers. At the request of our institution, they have proposed the design for an installation in our temporary exhibition space for Contemporary Art. They would like to fill the room with bare tree branches- on the walls, floor, hanging from the ceiling, etc and then place permanent collection objects throughout, including a carved bedroom set, fashion arts, ceramics, paintings, and so on. My initial reaction to the curator was that this could work, but that the branches would have to be bagged and frozen prior to arrival at the museum. We do not have a freezer for collections, therefore it would have to take place off-site and for an unknown expense. My suggestions have not been received well by some. Since the designers are located in Brazil, we also don't know where the branches will be coming from. Is it possible to purchase treated bare branches? I assumed freezing would be the low-cost option, but am I overlooking another treatment? Or am I overreacting to the potential pest hazard of bringing a large number of tree branches into the museum? The curator is drafting a contract as I type this, and I would like to include some requirements if possible. If anyone has had experience working with artists using large quantities of "fresh" organics in a museum setting, or if you have a solution to de-bugging the branches, I would be grateful for any tips, advice, or suggestions! Thank you so much! Megan Megan J. Emery Assistant Conservator of Objects cincinnati art museum 953 Eden Park Drive Cincinnati, OH 45202 t: (513) 639-2869 f: (513) 639 2996 [email protected] --++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**== osg-l mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/osg-l smtp.imamuseum.org made the following annotations --------------------------------------------------------------------- FILMS | Say My Name and The Rape of Europa | Two very different films, one very different venue | October 1 & 3 | Purchase Tickets --------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE: Thu Oct 01 2009 15:29:22 This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. --------------------------------------------------------------------- --++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**== osg-l mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/osg-l --++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**== osg-l mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/osg-l ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [email protected]
