Sorry – A (Respectful) Dissent On A Well-Meaning Statement On Arts Equity
I would say based on the thousands of stories we sift through every day at ArtsJournal, diversity and cultural equity (along with funding) are right now probably the biggest issues being talked about in the … read more
AJBlog: diacritical/Douglas McLennan Published 2016-06-06
The Ax Falls At The Met, Again…More to Come
Today the Metropolitan Museum announced a significant layoff: Cynthia Round, the senior vice president of Marketing and External Relations – who was hired by Thomas Campbell, the director, only in 2014. Her department, remember, was … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-06-06
Why The Cornet? (Revisited And Revised With Video)
Because of circumstances too complicated and mundane to relate, there will be no Monday Recommendation today. Stuff happens. Maybe there will be a Tuesday Recommendation tomorrow. In the meantime, here is a Rifftides post that … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-06-06
What’s Happening Here? The Enigmatic Bhupen Khakhar
Tate Modern is holding the first international retrospective of the interesting Indian artist Bhupen Khakhar (1934-2003). Their publicity says … read more
AJBlog: Plain English Published 2016-06-06
Silent retreat
On Saturday afternoon I went directly from Penn Station to New York’s Center for Italian Modern Art to see an exhibition of some forty-odd paintings and works on paper by Giorgio Morandi. His work has… … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-06-06
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