The exhibition could simply be attributed to the fact that Armani donated millions to the Guggenheim Foundation recently. Book title: "The McDonalization of the Museum World, or From One Empire to Another" John T. Suau > -----Original Message----- > From: Olivia Anastasiadis [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 12:29 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Armani drinking a Coke > > Hmmm, > > Could it be that we as museum people think of loftier types to put on > display as opposed to what normal, regular individuals might be interested > in? Still, I don't see many teenagers being seduced into viewing an > Armani > display. Costume designers and their students might find it of interest, > and perhaps those who are interested in shopping for Armani stuff. These > kinds of shows are great equalizers. > > O > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Haynes" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 9:27 AM > Subject: Armani drinking a Coke > > > > Museum folks, > > > > The nice little discussion on Coke brings up a somewhat similar > situation > > that I don't believe has been discussed here (if it has been, my > > apologies and I'm off to the archives). My sweet wife reports that the > > Guggenheim is currently showing a bunch of Armani clothes. According to > > her, it is not a retrospective and there is no context that would tend > to > > differentiate it from a regular commercial store display. > > What'supwiththat? Happy trails. David > > > > David Haynes [log in to unmask] San Antonio > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > ========================================================= > > 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). > > ========================================================= > 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). ========================================================= 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).