The subject of art archives has a broad scope: it involves the documentary heritage of artists as well as that of many other figures and entities, from collectors to gallerists, and even institutions that, in various ways, preserve the national artistic heritage. A well-established practice that has grown over the years is corporate collecting, which finds wide representation particularly in the banking sector, as will become evident through several case studies. Corporate collecting, by its very nature, carries strong symbolic and identity-related meanings and serves as a tool for consolidating and communicating socio-cultural values. Archives, for their part, represent an active resource for the care and promotion of such heritage: the documentation relating to corporate collections identifies and defines their nature and extent, enabling their management and promotion. Proper management of the fonds of owning institutions ensures the stability of the collection and, at the same time, makes it possible to reconstruct important pieces of the history of our cultural heritage.
Il tema degli archivi dell’arte rimanda ai patrimoni documentali degli artisti ma anche a quelli di numerose altre figure ed organismi, dai collezionisti ai galleristi, sino alle istituzioni che conservano a diverso titolo il patrimonio artistico nazionale. Un’attitudine che negli anni si è andata incrementando è quella del collezionismo corporate che trova, principalmente nel settore bancario, ampia rappresentazione come si avrà modo di valutare attraverso alcuni casi di studio. Il collezionismo di impresa, superata la mera funzione di investimento e capitalizzazione, ha assunto valenze fortemente simboliche e identitarie e rappresenta uno strumento di consolidamento e comunicazione di valori socio-culturali. Gli archivi, dal canto loro, rappresentano una risorsa attiva per la cura e la promozione di tali patrimoni: la documentazione relativa alle collezioni aziendali ne identifica e qualifica la natura e la consistenza, ne consente la gestione e la promozione. La corretta gestione degli archivi delle istituzioni proprietarie garantisce la stabilità della collezione e, al contempo, consente la ricostruzione di importanti tasselli della storia del nostro patrimonio culturale.
Il ruolo degli archivi dell'arte per le Corporate Art Collection
Concetta Damiani
2025-01-01
Abstract
The subject of art archives has a broad scope: it involves the documentary heritage of artists as well as that of many other figures and entities, from collectors to gallerists, and even institutions that, in various ways, preserve the national artistic heritage. A well-established practice that has grown over the years is corporate collecting, which finds wide representation particularly in the banking sector, as will become evident through several case studies. Corporate collecting, by its very nature, carries strong symbolic and identity-related meanings and serves as a tool for consolidating and communicating socio-cultural values. Archives, for their part, represent an active resource for the care and promotion of such heritage: the documentation relating to corporate collections identifies and defines their nature and extent, enabling their management and promotion. Proper management of the fonds of owning institutions ensures the stability of the collection and, at the same time, makes it possible to reconstruct important pieces of the history of our cultural heritage.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


