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April 10, 2007
Who be culturally clueless now?
Yesterday the Washington Post, the major American paper with the least and worst fine arts coverage, tried to make DC look culture-stoopid by asking prominent violinist Joshua Bell to play in a Metro station. The idea was to see if anyone noticed. Almost no one did. The Post knew that would happen: Their writers have been in DC subway stations during rush hour, when the average Washingtonian just wants the tourists to get out of her way.
Today the Post itself looks culture-stoopid. This screen-grab was taken from the front page of the paper's website at about 11:40 am EDT. Fifty-five minutes later, the Post caught the mistake and fixed one of its two graphics. (Bell played for 43 minutes, which officially makes the Post more culturally clueless than its readers.)
The links point to the Post's Paul Richard appreciation of LeWitt. Also today: LATer Christopher Knight on LeWitt.
Posted April 10, 2007 11:42 AM
