For some two years now, I’ve been finding it hard to find time to blog here. But I still hear of items of interest to the art world that go little remarked, and I notice other things, announced, that should be remarked on. It is at times like those that I wish there was a short form, like Twitter, but not Twitter. I’ve never tweeted and don’t follow anyone on Twitter either.
So in 2017 I’m going to try posting here more often, but with very short posts. More than 144 characters, but maybe no more than 144 words and, I hope, a picture. When I see something really important and have the time to weigh in in a longer way, I will. If I can break news here, as I did with leavings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art last year, I will still do that.
But mostly I’ll be telling readers about news or trends to applaud or developments in the art world to deplore.
We’ll start now with something to cheer: today the Amon Carter Museum (pictured) in Fort Worth announced an “unprecedented” endowment gift of $20 million, to be paid over five years, by the Walton Family Foundation. It is “the largest in the museum’s history and establishes an endowment to support future exhibition and education initiatives.” More details here.
Oh, I hear the complaints already–a drop in the bucket for the Waltons. Maybe. But it’s not a drop in the bucket for the endowments of most museums. Rejoice and be glad!