View from my hotel window: Philadelphia Free Library in foreground, In-construction Barnes Foundation (with white rectangular light box atop its roof) directly behind it, Philadelphia Museum of Art at end of the parkwayWhen I posted on Thursday about the latest court decision reaffirming the permission for the Barnes Foundation's move to Philadelphia, I didn't mention that, by … [Read more...] about MeTube: My Narrated Barnes Foundation Walking Tour
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Barnes Foundation Sets Opening Date in Philadelphia
Shattered Legacy: The Barnes Foundation's fragmented new logo, unveiled on its new websiteAt a press conference yesterday, the Barnes Foundation announced that it would open its new Philadelphia facility to the public on May 19. It has also launched a new website. Advance reservations to visit the museum will be accepted beginning Mar. 1. Members can reserve beginning Feb. 1 … [Read more...] about Barnes Foundation Sets Opening Date in Philadelphia
American Folk Art Museum’s Last Day on W. 53rd: My Narrated Slideshow (plus the Barnes Foundation’s closure)
With the $31.2-million sale (to be consummated on July 22) of its flagship building on New York's W. 53rd Street, the financial trainwreck that is the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) was given 90 days to clear out of its 10-year-old Tod Williams Billie Tsien-designed facility. It will settle into what was had been its satellite location---a comparatively small site near Lincoln … [Read more...] about American Folk Art Museum’s Last Day on W. 53rd: My Narrated Slideshow (plus the Barnes Foundation’s closure)
Barnes Foundation Case Back in Court Monday
A class at the BarnesOn Monday morning, Judge Stanley Ott of Montgomery County Orphans' Court will hear arguments from lawyers for two opponents to the Barnes Foundations' planned move to Philadelphia---Montgomery County and the Friends of the Barnes (an ad hoc citizens' group). These two entities want Judge Ott to grant them standing to argue in court for a reconsideration of … [Read more...] about Barnes Foundation Case Back in Court Monday
Department of Renamings: Barnes Foundation, “Artemis”
The future site of the new Barnes "Art Education Center" What's in a name? ---In a press release that hit my inbox today from the Barnes Foundation, I learned not only that Ballinger, a Philadelphia firm, has been named associate architect for the new Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia (to be designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects), but that the new facility that will … [Read more...] about Department of Renamings: Barnes Foundation, “Artemis”
Albert Barnes’ Shaken Foundation: Deviating from Founder’s Strict Dictate That His Trove Remain Intact
I guess it was just a matter of time before the Barnes Foundation, once an intimate, inviting setting for enjoying art and nature in bucolic surroundings, took the (once unthinkable) step of making temporary art loans to other institutions---a deviation from the late Albert Barnes' trust indenture, which set forth specific strictures governing the operation of his eclectic, … [Read more...] about Albert Barnes’ Shaken Foundation: Deviating from Founder’s Strict Dictate That His Trove Remain Intact
Bel Canto: Barnes, Philadelphia Museum and MoMA “Lend” Masterpieces to “La Boheme”
Van Gogh via Puccini, on the opera stage: "Starry Night" from MoMA to MomusWhile we're on the topic of the Barnes Foundation, did you know that it's finally lending some of its paintings?This just in from the Opera Company of Philadelphia:An inspired new production of Puccini's ultra-romantic blockbuster [!?!], "La Bohème," prominently features an array of the world's most … [Read more...] about Bel Canto: Barnes, Philadelphia Museum and MoMA “Lend” Masterpieces to “La Boheme”
Barnes Yarns: What is Ex-Director Kimberly Camp Thinking? CLARIFIED
Kimberly Camp, former director of the Barnes FoundationThe Barnes Foundation's former director, Kimberly Camp, who has been under-the-radar since being replaced by current director Derek Gillman, has come back into public view with a vengeance and is likely to be a loose cannon. She is writing a tell-all book, tentatively titled, "Defending the Dead: The totally true story … [Read more...] about Barnes Yarns: What is Ex-Director Kimberly Camp Thinking? CLARIFIED
Back to the Barnes: Some Improvements, but Some Security Concerns (with videos)
Still a work-in-progress: The Barnes Foundation's waterless water feature, with a worker (in the distance, on right, in turquoise shirt) installing outdoor lightingHaving seen the photos of mobs of ticketholders waiting for admission to the Barnes Foundation's new galleries during the opening weekend of its new Philadelphia facility, I approached its cavernous light court with … [Read more...] about Back to the Barnes: Some Improvements, but Some Security Concerns (with videos)
First Reviews of New Philly Barnes Are In: Philadelphia Inquirer, Vanity Fair
Inga Saffron, architecture critic, Philadelphia InquirerFirst reviews are always highly important. They are often very influential in setting the tone of the future conversation. And now the early reviews of the Barnes are in.The Philadelphia Inquirer was given an advance look and the finished facility, and flooded the zone with architecture writer Inga Saffron, cultural … [Read more...] about First Reviews of New Philly Barnes Are In: Philadelphia Inquirer, Vanity Fair
Coming Sunday: Philadelphia Inquirer’s First Look at the New Barnes (plus a new CultureGrrl Challenge)
Almost done? The new Philly Barnes, as seen today from its webcamI'm planning to visit and report on the new Philly Barnes Foundation in two weeks. You, art-lngs, can help make this possible! (More on that at the end of this post.)On Sunday, the Philadelphia Inquirer will scoop us all (or at least most of us) with a special section on the Barnes Foundation's new facility in … [Read more...] about Coming Sunday: Philadelphia Inquirer’s First Look at the New Barnes (plus a new CultureGrrl Challenge)
BlogBacks: Readers Weigh In on the Philly Barnes
Close up of the exterior and windows of the Barnes Foundation's new Philadelphia facility, opening May 19Photo by Lee RosenbaumTwo readers respond to Rent-a-Barnes: Disregarding the Founder's No-Parties Intent:Robert Zaller, professor of history and politics at Drexel University, informs me there were plenty of parties (notwithstanding the prohibition in founder Albert Barnes' … [Read more...] about BlogBacks: Readers Weigh In on the Philly Barnes
Rent-a-Barnes: Disregarding the Founder’s No-Parties Intent
Returning repeatedly to the Barnes Foundation's website to see whether there was any acknowledgement of the death of its general counsel (which has now been reported as a suicide in an obit by Stephan Salisbury of the Philadelphia Inquirer), I stumbled across the Special Events section. It appears that CultureDaughter, still engaged in her nationwide mission to find the perfect … [Read more...] about Rent-a-Barnes: Disregarding the Founder’s No-Parties Intent
Attention Barnes Purists: Derek Gillman Will “Go Beyond” Dr. Barnes’ Vision
Derek Gillman, president and executive director of the Barnes Foundation, speaking yesterday in San FranciscoIn the second time that he has spoken at an annual lawyers' conference on Legal Issues in Museum Administration organized by the American Law Institute of the American Bar Association, lawyer Derek Gillman, president and executive director of the Barnes Foundation, … [Read more...] about Attention Barnes Purists: Derek Gillman Will “Go Beyond” Dr. Barnes’ Vision
Wanna See Matisse’s “Dance” Mural Installed at the Philly Barnes? UPDATED
Now, alas, you can. [UPDATE: And now,alas, you can't.]The video below will also give you a glimpse of what the main gallery will look like in the new Barnes Foundation, which opens to the public on May 19, after it completes the move from its longtime home in Merion, PA. Tickets will cost $18, compared to $15 at the old facility. (So much for making it more accessible to the … [Read more...] about Wanna See Matisse’s “Dance” Mural Installed at the Philly Barnes? UPDATED