the role of the museum
This week’s (Sept. 25) New Yorker includes a story on MoMA that raises the controversial practice instituted under Glenn Lowry of shopping the galleries for contemporary art. Lowry himself reportedly makes recommendations to curators based on his crawls through Chelsea, etc. There’s historical precedent, but more reserve in recent history.
What do you think of the Modern as a “discoverer” of new talent vs. the museum of those already deigned “worthy?”