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• What to do if an artwork is stolen

  Qué hacer en las primeras horas tras el robo o la desaparición de una obra de arte: cómo preservar la documentación, dónde denunciar, a quién informar y qué hacer si…

  Verified on 29 October 2026

  • artwork documentation
  • provenance
  • insurance

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• How to lend a digital or technology-based artwork for an exhibition

  Qué debe acordarse al prestar una obra digital o tecnológica: archivos, equipos, instalación, red, mantenimiento, seguro, borrado y devolución.

  Verified on 18 October 2026

  • digital art
  • conservation
  • artwork documentation

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• How to read a condition report for a work of art

  Vocabulary for a condition report, an annotated example, and the indicators that necessitate a second opinion before purchasing, lending, or insuring a work of art.

  Reviewed on 7 November 2026

  • art collecting
  • artwork documentation

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• What to retain as a master file for a digital work and how to name its versions

  How to distinguish the master from exhibition copies, derivatives, and documentation of a digital work, what to include within it, in which formats to store it, how many copies to maintain, and…

  Verified on 30 October 2026

  • digital art
  • conservation
  • artwork documentation

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• Reproducing third-party works in an exhibition

  Exhibiting a loaned work does not authorise reproducing it in the catalogue, on the website or on social media. What an exhibition organiser must clear and how to ask for it.

  Reviewed on 1 October 2026

  • copyright
  • artwork documentation
  • cultural policy

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• How to certify a digital artwork and its editions

  What a digital work certificate must encompass: identification of the work and its files, edition characteristics, assigned rights, migration rules, and the rationale for a token…

  Verified on 17 October 2026

  • digital art
  • artwork documentation
  • art market

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• Master artwork record: annotated template

  Annotated template for recording each work with a stable identifier: essential fields, restricted data, gallery consignment and downloads in ODS and CSV.

  Reviewed on 27 September 2026

  • artist archive
  • artwork documentation

  Includes a downloadable resource

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• Obsolescence in digital artworks: migrating, emulating or reinterpreting

  The four strategies for addressing digital artwork obsolescence (storage, migration, emulation and reinterpretation), the losses associated with each, and the decision-making process.

  Verified on 17 October 2026

  • digital art
  • conservation
  • artwork documentation

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• What to document in a generative work

  What to document in a generative work: system, outputs, seed, parameters, what may vary and who decides, and a video of its behaviour.

  Verified on 17 October 2026

  • digital art
  • generative art
  • artwork documentation

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