Here is my most recent article for
MNartists.org on the Tweed Museum's reopening (where I hope you'll make time for their sweeping new offerings). I've tried to at least glance on three themes: that the Arrowhead realize aspirations to have a more critical arts culture, that its various arts
organizations continue to recognize the diverse public they serve, and
that we remain committed to stewarding our vast creative resources. "Whether the Tweed Museum can maintain the precarious position it has
placed itself in, as both stewards of contested notions of culture and
promoters of a wider discourse, remains to be seen. That said, it is off
to an engaging new start, and credit is due for its willingness to pose
complicated questions. Museums can and should provide more than merely
balming experiences. The Tweed’s offerings boldly remind us that a more
nuanced, larger world exists and that, whether we are encouraged or
goaded by what we see there, we are obliged to engage it."
Full text here. T.W. 7.14.16
