Clauses forbidding manipulation in any way of the image deriving
from one’s museum/collection are a good idea, in my opinion, in order to
protect the public image of the museum and its collection.
This thought occurred to me a couple of weeks ago, after seeing
the face of the Venus de Milo replaced with someone’s own face. It was
done without malice, and was for showing the ability of the person working with
a photo manipulation program, but it was a shock, not just out of respect for
the piece (as the Italians say, “peace to the soul of” artists such
as Duchamp, for example), but also from the collection’s point-of-view.
I’m glad this issue has been raised.
Best regards,
Star
Starleen
(Stella) K. Meyer, Ph.D.
http://www.museobagattivalsecchi.org
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