Glenn Lowry
MoMA Aquires Beuys Pieces
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Joseph Beuys circa 1980.
Curators at the Museum of Modern Art had spent years searching for a set of vitrines by influential postwar German artist Joseph Beuys, and now they finally have them. The Museum of Modern Art’s committee on painting and sculpture approved a seminal set of vitrines by Beuys and two works by the 30-year-old Scottish painter Lucy McKenzie. read more »
Philippe de Montebello Makes Big Money at the Met
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Philippe de Montebello.
Philippe de Montebello, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is the highest paid director of a nonprofit in the country, according to a survey of nonprofit executives conducted by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. read more »
MoMA Keeps the Walls Clean; Islamic Show Sans Politics
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Shirin Neshat
As an Iranian-American artist who was effectively exiled from her homeland, Shirin Neshat was happy read more »
Krens Relinquishes The Ramps! Ms. Dennison To Feed Starved Gugg
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Thomas Krens
Thomas Krens’ 17-year reign as director of the Solomon R. read more »
Hey! What's the Big Deal at MoMA?
At about 5:40 on Friday, May 19, Museum of Modern Art director Glenn Lowry strode out onto the West read more »
No Norman Rockwell, Please: Galleries 1, Museums 0
Given the current contretemps over the ethics of museums that charge commissions for works of art so read more »
Care for Some 'Narrative'? The New Museum Buzzword
What are our major museums of modern art going to look like in the century ahead? read more »
The Times : Another Dupe in Charles Saatchi's Con Game
As expected, a Federal judge has rejected Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's attempt to withhold funds from th read more »
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