Copyright 2010 Judith H. Dobrzynski Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:40:02 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Judith H. Dobrzynski :: Writings http://www.judithdobrzynski.com jhdobrzynski@nyc.rr.com (Judith H. Dobrzynski) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/7022/taking-the-high-line-the-art-park-that-rivals-moma Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST If exhibition attendance were the sole measure of curatorial clout, Lauren Ross, 39, would rank almost as high as the chief curator of MoMA in the New York art world—and she doesn't even work for a museum. Her curatorial domain is the High Line, the... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/7017/the-art-of-the-grateful-dead Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST As soon as you walk into the New-York Historical Society, you start to wonder if someone has been smoking something. Strung above the arched entryway of this stuffy, 206-year-old institution is a garland of big red roses; nearby, there's a skeleton. Yes,... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/2010/02/more-blog-items-real-clear-arts Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:43:00 EST For more items, please see my daily blog posts at Real Clear Arts.... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/6914/my-times-in-black-and-white Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST Why might one pick up a copy of My Times in Black and White: Race and Power at the New York Times, the posthumously published memoir of Gerald M. Boyd? To some potential readers, the title tantalizingly suggests that Boyd, an African-American who rose to... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/2010/01/the-aftermath-responses-to-my-deaccessioning-op-ed Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:33:00 EST A week has passed since the publication of my deaccessioning op-ed in The New York Times: the screams have occurred, the rebuttal letters have been printed, and it's time again for me to weigh in on the objections. First, it seems I must repeat (because... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/6753/the-art-of-the-deal Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST THE squeeze is on. Museums everywhere are having trouble making ends meet, what with the overblown expansions they've made, the decline in investment income and the steep drop-off in contributions from foundations and individuals. Many have cut staff,... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/6751/an-epic-poem-in-paint Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST If ever a work of art merited comparison with epic poetry, "The Battle of Issus" is it. Albrecht Altdorfer's depiction of the moment in 333 B.C. when Alexander the Great routed Darius III for supremacy in Asia Minor is vast in ambition, sweeping in... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/2009/12/seasons-greetings-from-artists-and-poets Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:36:00 EST The news broke a few hours ago: President and Michelle Obama are sending a holiday card -- ecumenical, of course -- made by American Greetings and featuring a "foil-embossed presidential seal surrounded by a wreath, and a thin burgundy border around the... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/6698/how-women-are-getting-on-european-boards Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST Norway stunned the corporate world in 2002 when it passed a law requiring corporate boards to be comprised of at least 40% women. Corporate executives deemed it "total madness," saying they couldn't find qualified women for the posts. Enter Elin... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/6664/dont-know-much-about-history Mon, 7 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST The American Revolution Center just released a survey that questioned adults on their knowledge of early American history, and said the results were "alarming." It turns out grown-ups don't know any more than students. Worse, they don't know what they... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/2009/12/history-lesson-can-museum-exhibits-spark-change Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:09:00 EST Many museum exhibitions affect individuals; some go further, exerting influence on the collective opinion, or even beyond. Exactly 100 years ago last night, the Metropolitan Museum of Art closed the doors on one that went further. Part of a statewide... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/6625/magnum-the-next-generation Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST The legendary photography collective Magnum returns to its Parisian roots with a new gallery and an exhibition celebrating its photographers of tomorrow. Magnum Photos, the celebrated photojournalism cooperative founded in 1947 by Robert Capa, Henri... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/2009/11/monuments-men-foundation-finds-a-monuments-woman Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:44:00 EST Robert M. Edsel's second book about World War II looting, The Monuments Men, came out in September, and as someone who in years past has written much about the subject myself (here, here, and here, to name a few), I wanted to see what Edsel has to say.... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/2009/10/what-is-connoisseurship-nowadays-ask-minneapolis Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:38:00 EST To hear some people tell it, connoisseurship is a concept that has been lost by much of the art world -- or at the very least, underplayed. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts this week opens an exhibition that instead puts connoisseurship back in the... http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/6427/cezanne-his-transatlantic-progeny Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST During much of his lifetime, Paul Cézanne was a rather solitary figure, aloof from the Impressionists he knew in Paris and, later, in his hometown of Aix-en-Provence, even more distant. Since his death in 1906, however, he has picked up a posse of...