Present What You Do
The most important attribute of any arts organization is, of course, the art it presents. To many people, committing to community engagement raises images (and fears) of rapid, monumental, systemic change. While significant change may result eventually … there is much that can be done with little or no change to currently offered programming. … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2018-02-06
Artists as speculators
A new working paper from Amy Whitaker and Roman Kräussl suggests a new model of finance for visual artists. … read more
AJBlog: For What It’s Worth Published 2018-02-07
The Guggenheim’s Potty Humor: What Art Is Flowing to Trump’s White House?
Nobody can have been shocked to learn that the White House had no interest in the Guggenheim Museum’s provocative offer to lend Maurizio Cattelan’s golden throne, instead of the van Gogh that the museum had requested. … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2018-02-07
On CDs, LPs, Henderson And Horvitz
In the 1950s when UCLA football coach Red Sanders said, “Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing,” he could not have known that his sports philosophy would be adapted to virtually every human endeavor. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2018-02-07