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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

activation des oeuvres

English translation:

installation/set up

Added to glossary by CMcGinty
Mar 9, 2011 16:17
13 yrs ago
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French term

activation des oeuvres

French to English Law/Patents Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
The source text is a loan agreement between an art museum and a French cultural body, permitting the museum to borrow art work for its exhibition. The term in question comes from the following clause:

"L'emprunteur s'engage à prendre en charge les frais de fournitures diverses permettant l’activation des oeuvres”

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 installation/set up
4 +1 to exhibit the works
3 for the normal functioning of works
3 exhibition of the works
2 allowing the works to be displayed
References
http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/pumus_1766-2923_2004_num_3_1_1186

Discussion

CMcGinty (asker) Mar 9, 2011:
I believe the contract is designed to cover various types of art work but it seems to refer specifically in this case to a piece of contemporary art -a sculpture, made up of different pieces of metal, which, as far I can tell does not move, and cannot be interacted with.
Helen Shiner Mar 9, 2011:
@ CMcGinty I think it would be very useful to know what kind of artworks we are talking about here. Are they installations, paintings, kinetic in any way or static?
philgoddard Mar 9, 2011:
And it's paintings we're talking about?
CMcGinty (asker) Mar 9, 2011:
There is no further context supplied for what the "fournitures" might be, unfortunately.
philgoddard Mar 9, 2011:
Does it say after this sentence what the "fournitures" are?

Proposed translations

+3
10 mins
Selected

installation/set up

Hi - I believe the sense is of setting up the pieces of work within the museum that is borrowing them. The link below has an interesting if lengthy discussion on the subject. HTH
Reference:

http://ceroart.revues.org/1181

Peer comment(s):
agree cc in nyc : A lot of exhibits require special set-up; some installations even have moving parts.
4 mins
agree kashew : maybe maintenance too - wear & tear?
12 mins
agree Helen Shiner : I think this may be most likely, but I think I'd want to check with the client.
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This seems to fit the context best. Thanks!"
10 mins

for the normal functioning of works

Seems likely these are works that use some consumable product while they are being exhibited.
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16 mins

allowing the works to be displayed

Hello,

Works cannot be "activer" if they aren't displayed, right?


I hope this helps.

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Note added at 18 mins (2011-03-09 16:35:13 GMT)
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musiciens, plasticiens et performers, invités à investir les espaces du MNAM pour activer les œuvres de la collection permanente. ...
profession-artiste.blogspot.com/.../artist-is-present-notes-pour-un.html
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37 mins

exhibition of the works

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Note added at 46 minutes (2011-03-09 17:03:24 GMT)
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including things like materials for the layout.
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+1
1 hr

to exhibit the works

this seems more specific and includes all costs
Peer comment(s):
agree Stéphanie Denton (X)
2 hrs
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Reference comments

14 mins
Reference:

http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/pumus_1766-2923_2004_num_3_1_1186

See page 28 for an example.

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Note added at 21 minutes (2011-03-09 16:38:17 GMT)
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http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/pumus...
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