May 2004 Archive

Digging it

War and art, warriors and artists

Mutter Nothings

Dumbest Man at the Art Alliance

Naked elitism

Bad boys in Brooklyn

Barnes neighbor speaks out

Post by Louis Greenstein The common assumption — which is inherent in your post — is that more people should be able to see this amazing collection [at the Barnes Foundation]. Why? Is it their birthright? (Shown, children learning at the Barnes.) I mean, I’m all for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but is someone who amasses a large private collection obligated to open it to the public? Dr. Barnes didn’t want to. He was quite clear on that point. When I was a student there I learned how to look at art. I learned how to see. ... More » »

Photographers, do this

How drawings make it into museum collections

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