The drop-off entrance at the new Barnes Foundation (Ellsworth Kelly's "BarnesTotem" juts out above the canopy, to the right of the museum building)Photo by Lee RosenbaumBecause I didn't only go to the Philly Barnes's press preview in May, but also went Back to the Barnes in June (plunking down $18 for my ticket, as normal visitors do), I found myself on the receiving end … [Read more...] about Barnes Foundation’s Visitor (Dis)Satisfaction Survey (plus: Kelly Preempts Glackens)
Archives for November 2012
The CultureGrrl Curriculum: My Middlebury College Talk on Reviewers’ Influence (or lack thereof)
Middlebury College Museum of Art Those of you who follow my @CultureGrrl Twitter feed know that one of the reasons I'll be posting sparsely this week is that I'm preparing to lecture at Middlebury College, Vermont, on the thorny topic of How Critics Influence Museums (and vice versa). DO we, in fact, influence museums? Only under certain circumstances, which I'll attempt … [Read more...] about The CultureGrrl Curriculum: My Middlebury College Talk on Reviewers’ Influence (or lack thereof)
Mea Culpa: I Fell for Crystal Bridges Hoax
Can I attribute this to my continued post-Israel jet lag?Falling for a hoax e-mail about Alice Walton's and Crystal Bridges' supposed solidarity with protests by Walmart workers, I posted her "statement" (which I've now taken down). What was I thinking? This falls into the same category as the Whitney hoax, which I saw for what it was. My deepest apologies for this major gaffe. … [Read more...] about Mea Culpa: I Fell for Crystal Bridges Hoax
Rocco Landesman Steps Down from NEA Chairmanship
NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman, delivering opening remarks last month at an arts-education panel in Newark, NJPhoto by Lee RosenbaumRocco Landesman today announced that he will step down at the end of this year as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Landesman stated: My intention has always been to serve one term and we have been able to accomplish more than I had … [Read more...] about Rocco Landesman Steps Down from NEA Chairmanship
Jittery Journey: The Grrl Returns from Israel (with grayer hair)
"Enjoy Eilat" sign on the small airport for Israel's Red Sea resort town, as seen from my hotelPhoto by Lee RosenbaumIt was difficult for me to "Enjoy Eilat," the Red Sea beach resort to which my husband and I traveled at the end of our two-week sojourn in Israel.As readers of my previous post and followers of the last 34 entries on my Twitter feed know, I endured a "frying … [Read more...] about Jittery Journey: The Grrl Returns from Israel (with grayer hair)
Sandy Update: CultureGrrl Will Return (eventually)
It takes a hurricane to fell CultureGrrl. Today was Day 6 of no electricity, heat or cable And now I'm charging my iPhone in the Delta terminal of JFK, from which I'll be wisked away to the land of milk, honey, electricity, heat and hot showers.I'll try to tweet while I'm gone and I'll post a bit towards the end of the month. But Thanksgiving and a late November trip … [Read more...] about Sandy Update: CultureGrrl Will Return (eventually)