Have my CultureGrrl posts seemed a little light lately?
That’s because I was struggling with a tight deadline for a recondite piece that only my Wall Street Journal editor could have loved. (That’s why he and I click!)
Everyone whom I called for an interview: a) marveled that a mainstream-media publication was actually interested in a serious exploration of this esoteric topic; b) expressed gratitude for the interest.
Actually, there was also a “c” for “CultureGrrl“: I was phoning up a number of people whom I’ve never previously contacted, and most of them volunteered that they’re devoted readers of the blog. These are serious people who really ought to be spending their time reading more intellectually nourishing material. But who am I to argue?
The assignment grew out of my CultureGrrl posts on the Getty Research Institute’s withdrawal of funds from the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)—here, here and here. It’s pegged to the meeting on the future of art bibliography that will take place at the Metropolitan Museum tomorrow.
If all goes according to plan, the piece will be on the “Leisure & Arts” page of tomorrow’s WSJ. I will post the link after it goes online tonight.