Installation and Preservation of Large-format Photographs in the Era of “Big Picture”: Regarding the Cases of “Andreas Gursky” and Other Exhibitions

  • Masuda Rei
    Department of Fine Arts, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

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  • 大型化する現代写真作品の展示と保存: 「アンドレアス・グルスキー」 展などの事例をめぐって
  • オオガタカ スル ゲンダイ シャシン サクヒン ノ テンジ ト ホゾン : 「 アンド レアス ・ グルスキー 」 テン ナド ノ ジレイ オ メグッテ

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<p> Solo exhibition of Andreas Gursky, held in Tokyo in 2013, attracted attention by its well-designed installation of extremely large-format photographs. It is known that the German contemporary photographers including Gursky, which emerged in 1990s, brought in the era of “big picture.” They often use face mounting methods like “Diasec” mount for their works. This paper deals with some problems which face museums in the process of installation as well as preservation of big picture works, such as Diasec mount photographs.</p>

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