“All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives lies a mystery. Writing a book is a long, exhausting
Category: Theory
Issue: Museums and Social Change
The last three months have been a real emotional roller coaster ride for me in regards to how museums as civic institutions can play a useful
I, robot
I wrote a short piece for PEM’s blog on my brief stint as a robot at MCN2014. You can find it here: I, robot.
“Outsourcing” the curatorial impulse, Part Two
Curation, stuff, people, meanings. Fear of change vs fear of irrelevance. Framing debates and the need for new frames. That was Part One of this
“Outsourcing” the curatorial impulse, Part One
This past Saturday, my lovely and talented wife and I made our weekly trek to the local farmers’ market in Union Square, Somerville. It is,
Responses to Kennicott’s “How to view art”
Responses to Kennicott’s “How to view art: “Be dead serious about it, but don’t expect too much” As you could tell from my last post,
Thinking about Museums 