“Since the time of Albert Barnes’ death in an automobile accident in 1951, the Barnes Foundation has been a case study in how an institution, created by a brilliant mind with clear intentions, can become irrevocably damaged through overly restrictive operating guidelines, unanticipated leadership problems, and the competing missions of other organizations and institutions.”
Tag: 07.11
Why The Art Gallery System Is In Decline
The traditional gallery model is in decline, according to a new report by the non-profit dealers’ federation Cinoa (ConÂfédÂération Internationale des Négociants en Oeuvres d’Art), which found that fair-led and online business is taking over as the main source of revenue.
Understanding The Brilliance And Bullshit Of Marshall McLuhan
He was, to borrow a useful phrase from Michel Foucault, a “founder of discursivity” — someone who didn’t just have strong ideas but who invented a whole new way of talking, who created vocabularies that others could appropriate, adopt, adapt, improve, extend.
The Ideas Behind The Creation Of The Internet
“Overall, this vision of a world without intermediaries satisfied the communitarian former hippies and the libertarian anti-system cyber-pundits. They both wanted the internet to “flatten” the world, by which they meant level things out–make things fairer.”
Innovation And Commerce – Will America Lose It?
Will “innovative U.S. companies will continue to keep white-collar jobs in the United States to benefit from agglomeration economies and the highly-skilled workforce even as the knowledge base improves in overseas locations where production is outsourced?”
Multi-Culturalism – Worthy Inclusiveness Or Vague Buck-Passing?
“But while it is hard to know what exactly the politicians of Europe mean when they talk about multiculturalism, one thing we do know is that the issues they raise–real or imagined–have complex historical roots that have little to do with ideologies of cultural difference.”
Museums Think Big (The Museum As Think Tanks)
“While these projects might seem far afield from museums’ traditional mission–to preserve, study, and show their collections–directors say they reflect a logical evolution of their founders’ intentions.”
The Orchestra’s Decline (And Why It Won’t Go Away)
“I have reached the irreversible conclusion that the symphony orchestra will always survive — not on the weary old argument that it is somehow “good for you” to listen to “good music”, nor on any cod theories that classical music breeds clever kids and better citizens, but simply because there is a cogent human need for what an orchestra adds to the relief of city life. That need becomes ever clearer as the world speeds up.”