BRAVO Jason.

Randy S. Little
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On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:00, Jason B. Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> The following hinges on: I don't believe the dresses were museum objects.
> As explained before.
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> Considering they took it down off the original site, the way I see it: this
> group of museum professionals just helped to censor an artist's creative
> expression.  An expression the wasn't harming anything, but the museum
> professionals' own sense of decorum regarding the sacredness of language
> about collections. Even if it was "real", shouldn't museum professionals
> know how important it is to challenge popular conceptions? Were would we be
> without artists and academics challenging our beliefs?
>
> I find condemning artist expression of this nature to be a very slippery
> slope. Were does it end? No more loaning of objects? No receptions in
> galleries? No more visitors in the museum?
>
> How do we use our objects to educate, if we can't *use* our objects (or in
> this case the *idea* of the object)?
>
> We should protect artistic expression (especially challenging expression),
> and find ways to use to create an educational dialog - not keep it from
> being seen.
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> I'm 100% for protecting our collections. I'm 100% for protecting artistic
> expression. I'm 100% for using objects and ideas to educate.
>
> I believe more than 100% that museums' have an obligation to make sure
> these 3 happen, and never disappear. Even at our own expense.
>
>
> I think this points to the larger issue of museum survival. If museum
> professionals and current practices can't be questioned (especially
> artistically), then how do we expect to adapt our institutions to meet the
> demands of a changing society?
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>
> Jason
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> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:22 AM, . . <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Thankfully, it got reblogged a few times.  It's available at
>> http://reevesy.tumblr.com/post/3498026123/a-pair-of-kindred-spirits  (For
>> those that are unsure as to what reblogging is, think of it as a "reply"
>> function on a blog.  It preserves the original message but you can add to it
>> as well.  The link I've included, it's fairly easy -to me- to be able to
>> tell where the "reply" ends and the original post begins.)
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>> -Isabella
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>> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:15:25 -0500
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>> Subject: Re: Concerning Blog Post
>> To: [log in to unmask]
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>> By the way, it looks like those bloggers took down that post. When you
>> click on the link you get this message: The URL you requested could not
>> be found.
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