George Shackelford at entrance to Boston Museum of Fine Arts' "Art of Europe" galleries The official announcement is not scheduled until Monday. But the word has gotten out that George T.M. Shackelford, chair of the Boston Museum of Fine Art's European art department and its senior curator of modern art, will become senior deputy director of the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort … [Read more...] about BMFA’s George Shackelford Steps Up to Kimbell’s Senior Deputy Directorship
Archives for July 2011
Eric Shiner Named Warhol Museum’s Director UPDATED
Eric Shiner, new director of the Andy Warhol MuseumEric Shiner, acting director of the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, has now had the "acting" designation removed from his title.In getting the nod to succeed Tom Sokolowski, who resigned the Warhol's directorship, effective at the end of last year, Shiner had the inside track for the top spot, thanks to his insider status as … [Read more...] about Eric Shiner Named Warhol Museum’s Director UPDATED
Fisk/Stieglitz Court of Appeals Arguments: How Crystal Bridges Could Have Withdrawn from Its $30-Million Deal
Tennessee Supreme Court building in Nashville, site of recent Court of Appeals oral arguments on Fisk's Stieglitz CollectionI recently obtained the voice recording of the entire 42 minutes of oral arguments by opposing lawyers in the never-ending Stieglitz Collection case, now under consideration by the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Both sides---Fisk University and the Tennessee … [Read more...] about Fisk/Stieglitz Court of Appeals Arguments: How Crystal Bridges Could Have Withdrawn from Its $30-Million Deal
Michael Kimmelman’s Travels: Music to Art to…ARCHITECTURE???
Michael Kimmelman, critic-of-all-tradesI guess we'll have to suspend disbelief. But NY Times culture editor Jonathan Landman's memo announcing the appointment of the paper's chief art critic, Michael Kimmelman, to the position of the paper's "chief architecture critic" (replacing Nicolai Ouroussoff) brought to mind the Metropolitan Museum's recent announcement of its new … [Read more...] about Michael Kimmelman’s Travels: Music to Art to…ARCHITECTURE???
Cy Twombly, the Inscrutable (but haunting) Scrawler, Dies UPDATED
Detail from installation of "Fifty Days at Iliam," 1978, Philadelphia Museum of ArtIn his fine (but preliminary) obituary for Cy Twombly, who died Tuesday at 83, the NY Times' Randy Kennedy wrote:He [Twombly]...mostly ignored his critics, who questioned constantly whether his work deserved a place at the forefront of 20th-century abstraction, though he lived long enough to see … [Read more...] about Cy Twombly, the Inscrutable (but haunting) Scrawler, Dies UPDATED
AAMD on Brandeis: (Self-)Congratulation and Applause (plus more on Fisk/Stieglitz)
AAMD's Dan Monroe's proliferating signature (on letter to Brandeis University)Only a month into his presidency of the Association of Art Museum Directors, Dan Monroe, director of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, has fired off another missive to a president of an institution of higher learning. But this time (as distinguished from the recent condemnation of Randolph … [Read more...] about AAMD on Brandeis: (Self-)Congratulation and Applause (plus more on Fisk/Stieglitz)
Malcolm Bell’s Ringing Critique of “Chasing Aphrodite” in the WSJ
Malcolm Bell, professor emeritus of Greek art at the University of Virginia and co-director of the American excavations at MorgantinaWe interrupt your urgent business at the beach, swimming pool, tennis courts and golf course to offer you a diversion from today's Wall Street Journal---archaeologist Malcolm Bell's deeply informed but sure-to-be-controversial review of Jason … [Read more...] about Malcolm Bell’s Ringing Critique of “Chasing Aphrodite” in the WSJ
Crystal Bridges Museum Update: The Mysterious Disappearing Collection
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has quietly launched a completely revamped website, in conjunction with its launch today in the Bentonville, AR, of its membership drive.Here's the card being proffered to "Original Members" who sign up at the tents in the town square (or online, for those of us who can't make it in person):Eat your heart out, New York! Asher B. … [Read more...] about Crystal Bridges Museum Update: The Mysterious Disappearing Collection