Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)

mural painting

artist
- VolksWriterz
year2014
dimensions(cm)
- width : 4276 height : 460 depth : 0
materials
- Spray paint
- Water-borne wall paint
- Acrylic dispersion
substrates
- Concrete masonry units (CMU)
owner/custodian
- Municipality of Milan

Location

countryItaly
cityMilan
addressVia Graziano Imperatore/Via Ettore Majorana
environmental context heavily trafficked urban area

ARTWORK INFORMATION

representative photograph(s)
other relevant information

A general view of Niguarda antifascista mural in Milan, Niguarda district, 2018
type: born-digital photograph
date: 2018-05-23
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
copyright holder(s):
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
NIGUARDA ANTIFASCISTA (2014), total (Photo credits: 23 May 2018, CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro)

Presentation with photographic details of Niguarda Antifascista mural in Niguarda district, Milan (2018)
type: electronic-document
date: 2018-05-23
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
copyright holder(s):
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
NIGUARDA ANTIFASCISTA (2014) Photo credit: CESMAR7-Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro, 2018

resources/CESMAR7/Representative photographs/Niguarda/Niguarda ANtifascista DETAILS- representative photographs.pdf

Photographic documentation of artwork realisation, Niguarda district, Milan (2014)
type: born-digital photograph
date: 2014-07-12
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
copyright holder(s):
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
- ANPI- Sezione Martiri Niguardesi

Photographic documentation of vandalizations and repaintings action on Niguarda Antifascista mural, Niguarda District, Milan
type: born-digital photograph
date: 2014-11-23
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- ANPI- Sezione Martiri Niguardesi
copyright holder(s):
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
- ANPI- Sezione Martiri Niguardesi
(1) Niguarda Antifascista by Volkwriterz (2014), Vandalisation on Gina and Lalla (photo by Angelo Loghi, November 2014, © ANPI NIGUARDA, CESMAR7)

(2) Niguarda Antifascista by Volkwriterz (2014), Vandalisation (photo by Angelo Loghi, December 2014, © ANPI NIGUARDA, CESMAR7)

(3) Niguarda Antifascista by Volkwriterz (2014), repainting by district inhabitants (photo by Angelo Loghi, July 2015, © ANPI NIGUARDA, CESMAR7)

(5) Niguarda Antifascista by Volkwriterz (2014), Vandalisation (photo by Angelo Loghi, May 2016, © ANPI NIGUARDA, CESMAR7)

Newspaper articles on Niguarda Antifascista vandalisations
type: web-resource
date: 2015-07-15
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro

https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/07/15/news/niguarda_svastiche_sul_muro_della_partigiana_lia_l_anpi_offesa_a_milano_-119145639/

Photographic documentation of Niguarda Antifascista repainting by VolkWriterz, 13 April 2019, Niguarda district, Milan
type: born-digital photograph
date: 2019-04-13
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
copyright holder(s):
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro

ART-HISTORICAL CONTEXT

archival records

An old photograph of Via Graziano Imperatore barricades, 1945
type: scanned printed photograph
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
copyright holder(s):
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
- ANPI- Sezione Martiri Niguardesi

Article on ZONA NOVE (on line newspaper) on collaboration for CAPuS project
type: web-resource
date: 2019-06-22
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro

https://www.zonanove.com/2019/06/niguarda-antifascista-studiato-in-europa-dal-progetto-capus-che-si-occupa-del-restauro-e-della-conservazione-dei-murales/

History behind the mural: Gina Galeotti Bianchi (Lia)
type: web-resource
date: 2021-05-15
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
copyright holder(s):
- Unknown

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Galeotti_Bianchi

History behind the mural: Stella Vecchio (Lalla)
type: web-resource
date: 2021-05-15
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
copyright holder(s):
- Unknown

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Vecchio

ARTIST INTERVIEW

transcription

VolksWriterz's interview transcription, 2018
type: electronic-document
date: 2018-07-14
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
copyright holder(s):
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
VolkwWriterz interview trascription, italian language

resources/CESMAR7/INTERVIEWS/intervista VolksWriterz finale.pdf

EXAMINATION / ANALYSIS

instrumental material analysis

Analytical research of NIGUARDA ANTIFASCISTA _OBJ12 by VolksWriterz, Milan (2014)
type: electronic-document
date: 2020-03-19
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- Ilaria Saccani
- Michela Berzioli
copyright holder(s):
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
- AN.T.A.RES srl UNIPERSONALE
Analytical research of Niguarda Antifascista Murals by VolksWriterz by microRaman on cross section, raman spectroscopy in situ, FTIR and Py-GC/MS

resources/CESMAR7/ANALYTICAL RESEARCH/Analitical research_NIGUARDA_ANTARES_CESMAR.pdf

CONDITION

photographic documentation
condition reporting

Presentation with photographic documentation of the main degradation phenomena of Niguarda Antifascista Mural , Niguarda district, Milan (2018)
type: electronic-document
date: 2018-05-30
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
copyright holder(s):
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
NIGUARDA ANTIFASCISTA (2014) Photo credit: CESMAR7-Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro, 2018

resources/CESMAR7/CONDITION REPORT/Degradation Phenomena.pdf

Condition report of NIGUARDA ANTIFASCISTA by Volks Writerz, Milan (2014)
type: electronic-document
date: 2020-03-30
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- Ilaria Saccani
copyright holder(s):
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
Niguarda Antifascista by VolksWriterz (2014), condition report

resources/CESMAR7/CONDITION REPORT/Condition report_NIGUARDA.pdf

TREATMENT

treatment report

Presentation on cleaning tests and results on mock ups structured on Niguarda Antifascista mural, 2019
type: electronic-document
date: 2021-04-09
artworks:
- Niguarda antifascista (Antifascist Niguarda)
created by:
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro
copyright holder(s):
- CESMAR7- Centro per lo Studio dei Materiali per il Restauro

resources/CESMAR7/TREATMENTS/Cleaning Niguarda mock ups/Cleaning tests.pdf

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