Comments on: Breaking! Guggenheim Foundation Names New Director Richard Armstong http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/09/23/breaking-guggenheim-foundation-names-new-director-richard-armstong/ As relevant as Eric Fischl. New York art news, reviews and gossip. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:01:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Donald Frazell http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/09/23/breaking-guggenheim-foundation-names-new-director-richard-armstong/comment-page-1/#comment-99093 Donald Frazell Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:46:40 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/09/23/breaking-guggenheim-foundation-names-new-director-richard-armstong/#comment-99093 Well, lets hope he takes a breath after taking over the helm. No more acquistitions, the period of post modern art is over, lets step back and view it over the next few years of turmoil, and see which is still relevant, if any. And ship the rest off to Dubai, they sure as hell wouldnt know the difference, and can raise some oil money by auctioning the vast array of garbage off. His being at the Whintey bothers me, they just cater to the gallery world and hipster collectors, no eye on solidity at all. But looks good other than that. He needs to just see to the health of the museums, after a growth spurt where some will most likely have to close. And then be there when art finds its meaning again, and begin to show what comes from the chaos of the ending of our gilded age. We must have faith Art collegia delenda est Capitalism delenda est, a suicide. Well, lets hope he takes a breath after taking over the helm. No more acquistitions, the period of post modern art is over, lets step back and view it over the next few years of turmoil, and see which is still relevant, if any. And ship the rest off to Dubai, they sure as hell wouldnt know the difference, and can raise some oil money by auctioning the vast array of garbage off.

His being at the Whintey bothers me, they just cater to the gallery world and hipster collectors, no eye on solidity at all. But looks good other than that. He needs to just see to the health of the museums, after a growth spurt where some will most likely have to close. And then be there when art finds its meaning again, and begin to show what comes from the chaos of the ending of our gilded age.

We must have faith
Art collegia delenda est
Capitalism delenda est, a suicide.

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