Thank you, John, for presenting a concise statement.

I, too, as an art curator, believe that there is always a point of view to
every exhibition (although in contemporary art it tends to be attributed to
the artist rather than the institution).  I think it is endemic to museums
to be perceived as neutral arbiters of TRUTH, and I for one think it is time
to acknowledge that museums are working from individual and collective bases
of opinion, albeit informed and balanced ones.

Julia Muney Moore
Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services
Indianapolis Art Center
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