Michele: I recently did some research on social issues facing art museums, and "controversial" was one area. Below is a list of books/articles that you may find interesting. The Dubin book is especially good for your purposes.
Zahava D. Doering
> -----Original Message-----
> From: michele jacobs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 6:50 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Controversial exhibitions
>
> Dear list,
> I am looking for literature relating to controversial exhibitions in
> istory Museums , Any suggestions? Thanks Michele
> Boekman Foundation (www.boekman.nl)
> The Netherlands
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
Cash, S. (1999). Political protests halt Georgian show. Art in America, v 87, no 10, 51.
Berman, M. (1999). Museums in the age of Giuliani. Art in America, v 87, no 12, 41.
Desmond, S. (2001 March/April). Risk & reward: the story of "Without Sanctuary". Museum News, v 80, no 3, 42-47.
Dubin, S. (1999). Displays of Power: controversy in the American Museum from the Enola Gay to Sensation. New York: New York University Press.
_______. (1997, November). With the best of intentions: the proto-culture wars over the Metropolitan's 1969 "Harlem on my mind" exhibition. New Art Examiner, v 25, n 3, 39-46.
Eakin, H. (1999). From Hip-Hop to Karaoke. Art News, v 98, no 9, 46, 48.
Harris, N. (1995 September/October). Exhibiting controversy. Overview of controversy museum exhibitions. Museum News, v 74, no 5, 36-39.
Heartney, E. (1999). A Catholic controversy?. Art in America., v 87, no 12, 39.
Keller, C. (2001, May/June). Faith and the first amendment. Museum News, v 80, no 4, 30-35.
King, S. (2001). Santa Fe Madonna sparks firestorm. Art in America, v 89, n 6, 21-22.
Macdonald, R. (1996). Museums and Controversy: what can we handle?. Curator, v 39, 167-169.
Noble, J. V. (1995). Controversial Exhibtions and Censorship. Curator, v 38, no 2, 75-77.
Nochlin, L. (1999). Issues and Commentary: in the wake of the "Sensation" uproar, three observers address the work on view at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the controversy surrounding it. Art in America, v 87, no 12, 37.
O'Donnell, S. (1996). Red flags in Phoenix. Controversy over the exhibit Old Glory: the American flag in contemporary art at the Phoenix Art Museum. Museum News, v 75, 13.
Shettel, H. (1997). The special challenge of exhibitions of contemporary history. Curator, v 40, 12-14.
Weil, S. (2001). Whose intolerance is it? Museum News, v 80, no 4, 37-43.
=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:
The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).
|
