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Rika Smith Sculpture Conservation

Providing exceptional art conservation solutions.

223.5˚ Arc x 15 by Bernar Venet

A Cor-ten steel sculpture from 2014, consists of three parts

It recently underwent cleaning and corrosion reduction. Following the artist's direct guidance, conservators delicately removed loose corrosion to achieve the desired appearance. The sculpture was then installed on a crushed gravel bed to facilitate drying and minimize exposure to moisture from shaded trees or potential bio-growth from nearby plantings.

223.5˚ Arc x 15 by Bernar Venet

A Cor-ten steel sculpture from 2014, consisting of three parts
(click image for more detail)

In 2022, RSM & Associates assisted the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston) installing El Anatsui's large-scale wall sculpture Area B by carrying out a thorough condition report, repairing missing and broken wires, and working to shape the artwork on the wall at the ICA's Watershed.
In 2022, RSM & Associates assisted the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston) installing El Anatsui's large-scale wall sculpture Area B by carrying out a thorough condition report, repairing missing and broken wires, and working to shape the artwork on the wall at the ICA's Watershed.

Area B by El Anatsui

Aluminum and copper wire wall sculpture at ICA Watershed, Boston, MA
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Rika Smith McNally & Associates cleaned the 12 large panels installed in the East and West wings of the courthouse after the paintings were noted to have excessive dust and accretions. The team also cleaned the additional 9 panels in the courthouse rotunda in situ, which had not been cleaned since the installation in 1998.

The Courthouse Panels (1998) by Ellsworth Kelly

Painted aluminum panels at John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, Boston, MA
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Cyrus Dallin’s large cast bronze bas-relief in Provincetown, MA was in poor condition due to decades of exposure to weather and previous attempts at restoration. The bronze required cleaning, removal of calcite drips, repatinating, and a protective coating.

The Signing of the Compact (1921) by Cyrus Dallin

Bronze bas-relief at Bas Relief Park, Provincetown, MA
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Conservation Treatment of the Boston College Meiji-Era Bronze Eagle

Conservation Treatment of the Boston College Meiji-Era Bronze Eagle

Conservation Treatment of the Boston College Meiji-Era Bronze Eagle
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223.5˚ Arc x 15 by Bernar Venet

A Cor-ten steel sculpture from 2014, consists of three parts

It recently underwent cleaning and corrosion reduction. Following the artist's direct guidance, conservators delicately removed loose corrosion to achieve the desired appearance. The sculpture was then installed on a crushed gravel bed to facilitate drying and minimize exposure to moisture from shaded trees or potential bio-growth from nearby plantings.

223.5˚ Arc x 15 by Bernar Venet

A Cor-ten steel sculpture from 2014, consisting of three parts
(click image for more detail)

In 2022, RSM & Associates assisted the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston) installing El Anatsui's large-scale wall sculpture Area B by carrying out a thorough condition report, repairing missing and broken wires, and working to shape the artwork on the wall at the ICA's Watershed.
In 2022, RSM & Associates assisted the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston) installing El Anatsui's large-scale wall sculpture Area B by carrying out a thorough condition report, repairing missing and broken wires, and working to shape the artwork on the wall at the ICA's Watershed.

Area B by El Anatsui

Aluminum and copper wire wall sculpture at ICA Watershed, Boston, MA
(click image for more detail)

Rika Smith McNally & Associates cleaned the 12 large panels installed in the East and West wings of the courthouse after the paintings were noted to have excessive dust and accretions. The team also cleaned the additional 9 panels in the courthouse rotunda in situ, which had not been cleaned since the installation in 1998.

The Courthouse Panels (1998) by Ellsworth Kelly

Painted aluminum panels at John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, Boston, MA
(click image for more detail)

Cyrus Dallin’s large cast bronze bas-relief in Provincetown, MA was in poor condition due to decades of exposure to weather and previous attempts at restoration. The bronze required cleaning, removal of calcite drips, repatinating, and a protective coating.

The Signing of the Compact (1921) by Cyrus Dallin

Bronze bas-relief at Bas Relief Park, Provincetown, MA
(click image for more detail)

EXCEPTIONAL ART CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS

Rika Smith Sculpture Conservation is a full-service art conservation practice, providing examination, treatment, and documentation of sculpture and objects. Our clients include museums, artists, universities, municipalities, government agencies, corporations, and landscape architects. We provide on-site condition assessments and treatments for private collectors with utmost discretion. The firm has a special expertise in the care and treatment of public art with full concierge or project management services.

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