I know it has been far too long since I have updated this blog. Many things have happened since the last update including my finishing my dissertation, my moving trans-atlantically, a new president being elected and sworn-in, and the economy tanking. So there’s quite a lot to catch up on. I’d like to get back to updating this blog weekly, but I don’t want to promise that just yet. Hopefully I’ll be back more often than not to at least point you in the direction of interesting articles written by other art world insiders.
For example, here’s a great opinion piece by David A. Ross on what President Obama’s administration should do to help the arts in the United States. I’m a big believer that there should be a Secretary of the Arts/Culture in the US, if only so we have someone to represent us when all the other Ministers/Secretaries of Art and Culture get together to play. Also, I do think the NEA and NEH need to become less politicized, so that they can simply get the job done regardless of changes in the political sphere. Sure, they need to report to the government, but they should be independent enough to do their job without worrying about political repercussions. Art often criticizes politics and politicians, but I don’t believe it’s the place of politicians to criticize art.
