Do Museums Romanticize Exploitation?

Do Museums Romanticize Exploitation?

Dec 5, 2018 | News & Trending

What do Picasso, Balthus, and Gauguin have in common? Aside from being some of the world’s most celebrated artists, all three derived much of their success from exploiting the female gender. Balthus, for example, sexualized prepubescent girls—who were the subjects of...
US Senate Just Isn’t Sure About Private Art Museums

US Senate Just Isn’t Sure About Private Art Museums

Jun 2, 2016 | News & Trending

For all the good and wonder that art brings into our lives, the art industry has provided a lot of opportunities for crime and deceit (does anyone else remember The Thomas Crown Affair?). As such, the government is a little wary of people that want to privatize art...
The Risk of Feeding a Cultural Food Chain

The Risk of Feeding a Cultural Food Chain

Jan 3, 2014 | Articles

A few months back, we discussed the importance of cultural heritage and taking ownership of your own culture, while educating yourself about those around you. Cultural pride can help one to cultivate one’s own identity, which can be difficult to do in large cities,...
The Best of Friends: Ellsworth Kelly and MoMA

The Best of Friends: Ellsworth Kelly and MoMA

Jul 2, 2013 | Articles

Ellsworth Kelly and the Museum of Modern Art—MoMa for short—go way back. Mr Kelly, who celebrated his 90th birthday on May 31st, has had a friend in the museum since the 1959, when curator Dorothy Miller organized the “Sixteen Americans” exhibit, the first to feature...