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Museums Chart a Response to Political Upheaval
In a tumultuous era, some museums are rushing to embrace the political moment, while others deliberately retreat
By Graham Bowley
Times of political change and social upheaval raise questions about what a museum is for. When an institution like the Guggenheim is confronted by such tumult, should it respond? And how?
Given that fact, I would expect their reactions to the present politics would be as mixed as anything else that is a cultural influence in our lives.
Much would depend, I think, on the nature of the individual's funding and the mandate it was formed to serve. Another big consideration, of course is the nature of the community that also supports it. It would make sense to go where it's best to be for any particular museum in the long run, not just now, at the moment.
The same can be said about the artists, living and dead, the museums show. Not all are liberal, by any means, nor conservative. Artists just come from their times, so they are always reflection of them in a myriad of ways.
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