I've been given to understand that selling art from a museum exhibit
is considered against the museum code of ethics. I guess the idea is
that commerce degrades curatorial integrity, and that there is a
conflict of interest. This conflict goes: If MOMA displays the work
of an artist, the value of that work goes up. If MOMA then sells the
work of that artist, MOMA is benefitting from its own imprimatur. I
always thought that this was pretty stringent, but I'm told that this
is the museum ethical standard.
Eric Siegel
[log in to unmask]