She was probably taught to write that way in grad school.  I know I was.

I often regret that there isn't more interaction along the lines of what we
are now enjoying between the world of museums and the world of public art
that I now inhabit.  Public art administrators and public collections
curators are well aware that the work they install has to have the
intellectual accessibility, yet include elements of interest and challenge,
that will inspire people to further their interest in art by visiting art
museums, where their interest will be given form and structure.  It is a
pity that there are curators such as your ex-curator who feel that the
majority of those of us who work in the public realm are doing both the
field of art and the institution of art museums a disservice by being TOO
populist.  In truth, we are trying to bring art museums' values out to where
people can encounter them without that pervasive feeling of intimidation
this thread has been discussing.  The fact that in 2004 the Public Art
Network awarded Jenny Holzer their annual, coveted "who's done most for the
field" award proves this.

Julia Muney Moore
Public Art Administrator and
Project Manager, Art Program, New Indianapolis Airport 
Blackburn Architects
3388 Founders Rd
Indianapolis, IN  46268
317.875.5500 x230
FAX 317.875.0544
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Janzen [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 10:01 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Art Gallery Problem

I had (and I happily stress had) one curator who vehemently
denied that her writing and research should have anything to do with the
desires or understanding of the masses. Pure intellectualism was her goal,
and her writing suffered accordingly, in my personal opinion.

Perhaps that elitist separation is what perennially keeps the general
public at bay, rather than/combined with the public's misunderstandings.
The question will be how to get them to realize we have changed our elitist
ways if we can not get them to come in anyway.

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