Beyond Williams: In An Arts President, Only Daring Will Do

“We have reason to believe we have an arts president. … Frankly, the Williams quartet [at the inauguration] was a bit hokey. For Obama to be an arts president he will have to think higher and even further out of the box. If he really wants change, he will have to have the courage to listen to artists who can’t be controlled, whose vision is greater than his and his handlers.” So here’s a list of some.