When decisions are taken regarding contemporary art, the conservator-restorer must play an intermediary role to involve the stakeholders related to the object, and, in this way, recognise the values that the work of art holds for different actors, an approach that actually supports an integral intervention. This paper shows the considerations and reflections during the intervention of Jacket/portrait of Javier Campos Cabello, an art piece exhibited at Martha Pacheco. Exposici6n Antol6gica, in the Museo de Arte de Zapopan (MAZ), Jalisco, Mexico.