"Hide/Seek," the catalogueI've received some thoughtful comments, pro and con, about my take on the National Portrait Gallery's video controversy, and I'll publish a few, below. But first, a news update (in addition to AAMD's just released statement and another from the Association of Art Museum Curators) and a few additional comments from me:David Wojnarowicz's controversial … [Read more...] about BlogBacks on “Hide/Seek” (and new exposure for Wojnarowicz) UPDATED
Archives for December 2010
AAMD’s Strong Statement on “Hide/Seek” Controversy
Sometimes composing a forceful, principled statement takes time. This just in: the Association of Art Museum Directors' statement on the "Hide/Seek" controversy at the National Portrait Gallery (online here): It is extremely regrettable that the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery, a major American art museum with a long history of public service in the … [Read more...] about AAMD’s Strong Statement on “Hide/Seek” Controversy
Non-Basel Art Market Indicator: Sotheby’s Ups Its Guarantees
Sotheby's Five-Year Stock Price Chart There have been mixed messages about how sales are doing at the still-in-progress Art Basel Miami, which I have once again perversely failed to attend. So while all you CultureGrrl readers are away from your computers, catching the rays and perusing the booths, here's a bullish market signal to contemplate: Sotheby's has gotten … [Read more...] about Non-Basel Art Market Indicator: Sotheby’s Ups Its Guarantees
Fisk to Attorney General: Let’s Go to the Court of Appeals!
I guess it just had to happen.While I was focused on Washington, this slipped in yesterday from Nashville:Fisk University announced today that it has filed a notice with the Davidson County Chancery Court that it will appeal the ruling of the Court concerning Fisk's request to enter into a sharing arrangement with the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas for … [Read more...] about Fisk to Attorney General: Let’s Go to the Court of Appeals!
Audio’s Up: NPR’s “Hide/Seek” Podcast (and me)
A meditation on the fragility of the human flesh.That's how National Portrait Gallery director Martin Sullivan---in today's NPR segment, Smithsonian Under Fire For Gay Portraiture Exhibit---described David Wojnarowicz's incendiary (literally and figuratively) video, "A Fire in My Belly," which had become the center of a political firestorm. But this harsh, grating piece is no … [Read more...] about Audio’s Up: NPR’s “Hide/Seek” Podcast (and me)
My Q&A with the Smithsonian on “Hide/Seek” (and NPR’s interview with me)
Martin Sullivan, director, National Portrait GalleryKeying off this CultureGrrl post, NPR interviewed me today for an "All Things Considered" segment on the controversy over the National Portrait Gallery's Hide/Seek exhibition. If all goes according to plan, that report will air this evening, possibly after 5:30 p.m. You can listen live to NPR here; I'll post the link to the … [Read more...] about My Q&A with the Smithsonian on “Hide/Seek” (and NPR’s interview with me)
From “Piss Christ” to Ant-Covered Jesus: The Culture Wars Resume
"David Wojnarowicz Smoking" by Peter HujarAs if rising tensions between North and South Korea, Iran's scary nuclear program and the damaging diplomatic fallout from WikiLeaks weren't enough, the Republican leadership of Congress has found another burning issue requiring immediate action---the screening at a federally funded Washington museum, the National Portrait Gallery, of … [Read more...] about From “Piss Christ” to Ant-Covered Jesus: The Culture Wars Resume