Summary
Once museums had a luster that commercial galleries could only envy. But for anyone who follows the art press, the illusion that museums are above the commercial fray burst long ago -- even the most venerable art palaces have not been immune to scandal. New York's Metropolitan Museum and Boston's Museum of Fine Arts have agreed to surrender illegally obtained Italian art to the Italian government. A former curator at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles faces charges in an Italian court that she knowingly trafficked in artifacts looted from archaeological sites.
In addition, many museums seem locked in a contest over which can put up the most elaborate building or have the most satellite galleries -- a race that often makes museum directors and boards look ridiculous. The rarefied air of museums and the air of commercial galleries have always been the same. It's just more apparent today.See the full content of this document
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Brady Roberts - Off with the Red Tape
Brady Roberts, who started his job as curator at EVO Gallery in late November, has moved between the worlds of art commerce and art museums throughout his career. He worked on a capital improvement plan to finance British architect David Chipperfield's building for the Figge Art Mus...
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