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《中英對照讀新聞》Vandalised Rothko painting rehung in London after pioneering restoration 遭破壞的羅斯科畫作經開創性的修復後在倫敦重新掛起

A Mark Rothko painting vandalised at London’s Tate Modern gallery 18 months ago went back on public view on Tuesday after the first-ever effort to strip graffiti ink off a major artwork without damaging the layers of paintwork.

一幅18個月前於倫敦泰特現代美術館遭破壞的馬克．羅斯科的畫作，在除去一件重要藝品上的塗鴉墨水，而沒有傷害原作肌理的空前努力下，週二再度回到公眾眼前。

Rothko’s "Black on Maroon" was attacked in October 2012 by an artist who scrawled "Vladimir Umanets ’12, A Potential Piece of Yellowism" in a lower corner. One of the Seagram Murals commissioned for the Four Seasons restaurant in 1958, the painting was valued at five million to nine million pounds by Sotheby’s. Rothko donated it to the Tate in 1970.

羅斯科的「褐紅色上的黑色」於2012年10月被一名藝術家攻擊，此人在畫作下角潦草寫上「弗拉迪米爾．烏曼內茨，2012年，潛在的黃色主義作品」。該畫是1958年受託為四季餐廳而作的西格蘭姆壁畫中的一幅，蘇富比鑑價在500萬至900萬英鎊之譜。羅斯科於1970年將該畫捐贈給泰特美術館。

A Polish national called Wlodzimierz Umaniec, also known as Vladimir Umanets, claimed the graffiti was a creative act to promote his artistic movement, Yellowism. He ended up pleading guilty to criminal damage and was jailed for two years in December 2012.

也以「弗拉迪米爾．烏曼內茨」聞名的波蘭人沃茲梅爾茨‧烏曼尼耶克宣稱，這個塗鴉是為了宣傳其藝術運動「黃色主義」的創意行為。他最後承認犯下刑事損害罪，2012年12月入獄服2年徒刑。

Conservationists at the Tate Modern said Rothko paintings were notoriously difficult to restore because of their complex paintwork, which is made up of layers of oils, pigments, resins, glues and egg.

泰特現代美術館的修復師表示，鑑於層層油彩、顏料、樹脂、膠水與蛋構成的複雜塗色，羅斯科繪畫的復原是出了名的困難。

A team of three conservationists and scientists spent nine months researching and testing about 80 solvents, six months removing the ink, and three months restoring the surface. At Umaniec’s trial, prosecution lawyer Gregor McKinley told the court the restoration would cost about 200,000 pounds. （Reuters）

3名修復師與科學家組成的團隊，花了9個月時間研究並測試約80種溶劑、花6個月除去墨水，又花了3個月復原畫作表面。在烏曼尼耶克的審判中，檢察官麥金利告訴庭上，該畫的修復將耗費20萬英鎊。（路透）

新聞辭典

vandalise：動詞，恣意破壞。例句：The shops were vandalised.（商店被搗毀。）

first-ever：形容詞，破天荒第一次（或第一的）的。例句：They became the first-ever gay married couple in the country.（他們成為這個國家的第一對男同志結婚伴侶。）

graffiti：複數名詞，單數為graffito，塗寫、亂畫。例句：The school is free of graffiti and vandalism.（該校已無亂塗鴉與破壞公物的現象。）

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