A New Boss, and a Jolt of Real-World Expertise
Who Needs a White Cube These Days?
Anti-Mainstream Museum’s Mainstream Show
I like the constant questioning of the function of a gallery or a museum. These articles are relevant to some of our other readings as well as the work we all do. I also think the history of the New Museum is a perfect example of an alternative space, idea, or organization that starts out filling a void and providing something new and fresh, but its success is ultimately its failure. The Skin Fruit show curated by Jeff Koons, using work form the collection of Dakis Joannou proves this. Altohugh I'm sure the exhibit had some wonderful work, Joannou is on the board of trustees at the museum, and koons is a superstar-high-production-ultra-mega-rich artist. ugh. And then about Jeffrey Dietch getting hired at lamoca is a similar story of insider connections making the deals. But isn't it always like this anyway? Whether or not the people are super hip and famous and have lots of money, friends and groups seem to define trends and dominate scenes on all scales.
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