The putative "Michelangelo of Fifth Avenue" has gotten an upgrade. With Italian Renaissance scholars James Beck, Leo Steinberg and, above all, the great Michelangelo expert Creighton Gilbert no longer with us to cast doubt on his controversial, ambitious attribution, James Draper, curator at the Metropolitan Museum, has quietly removed the "attributed to" from the label for … [Read more...] about The Met’s Stealth Attribution: A Michelangelo in Our Midst?
Archives for December 2012
Architecture Critic Paul Goldberger vs. Dallas’ Museum Tower
Yesterday, in the interest of fairness, I aired the response of Museum Tower to my post on the harm that the glare of its highly reflective skin is causing the Nasher Sculpture Center.Just so I don't leave you with the mistaken impression that I agree with the condo's take on this contretemps, here's my Twitter exchange this morning with Vanity Fair's distinguished architecture … [Read more...] about Architecture Critic Paul Goldberger vs. Dallas’ Museum Tower
BlogBack by Museum Tower Spokesperson: Nasher’s Louver Solution Won’t Mitigate Glare
Here's the other side of the story regarding the Nasher clash over the glowering tower. Rebecca Shaw, executive vice president for Spaeth Communications, responds to Reflective Invective: Nasher's Jeremy Strick Glares Back at Condo Tower's Glare, Reacts to DMA's Free Admission: A feasibility report for a retractable louver system to remediate the reflected light [from the new … [Read more...] about BlogBack by Museum Tower Spokesperson: Nasher’s Louver Solution Won’t Mitigate Glare
Reflective Invective: Nasher’s Jeremy Strick Glares Back at Condo Tower’s Glare, Reacts to DMA’s Free Admission
Picasso in Plaid: "Nude Man and Woman," 1971All photos courtesy of Nasher Sculpture CenterContacted by me yesterday (in light of this CultureGrrl post) for an update on his standoff with the highly reflective (and, to the Nasher, highly pernicious) Museum Tower, Jeremy Strick, director of the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, gave me this detailed reply (and sent me photos … [Read more...] about Reflective Invective: Nasher’s Jeremy Strick Glares Back at Condo Tower’s Glare, Reacts to DMA’s Free Admission
Dallas Fallacy: Should Museums’ Admission Be Free? (Should Nasher Sculpture Center be glare-free?) CORRECTED
If this works for the Dallas Museum of Art, fine. Maxwell Anderson, the DMA's director, has thrown down the populist gauntlet by trumpeting his museum's decision (effective Jan. 21) to offer not only free admission (eliminating the current $10 adult fee) but also "free membership" (which won't offer the same benefits as paid membership, such as the soon-to-be obsolete perk … [Read more...] about Dallas Fallacy: Should Museums’ Admission Be Free? (Should Nasher Sculpture Center be glare-free?) CORRECTED
“A Long Way to Go”: Washingtonian‘s Investigation of the Corcoran Gallery’s Woes
Crumbling infrastructure: A skylight in poor condition at the Corcoran Gallery last September Photo by Lee Rosenbaum If you care at all about the precarious condition and uncertain fate of the venerable Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC, drop everything and read Luke Mullins in-depth Crisis at the Corcoran in the December issue of Washingtonian magazine. It will leave you … [Read more...] about “A Long Way to Go”: Washingtonian‘s Investigation of the Corcoran Gallery’s Woes