http://www.quodlibetica.com/interests-conflicts-amidst-diversity/ Writing. Arts. Criticism. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:07:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.quodlibetica.com/interests-conflicts-amidst-diversity/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Christina Schmid Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:42:27 +0000 http://www.quodlibetica.com/?p=672#comment-50 Recently, I heard Robert Storr comment on the Joannou-Koons controversy. His words, paraphrased to the best of my ability: "It would be a mistake to think this situation is either inevitable or unavoidable. It bears remembering that there are alternatives." One such alternative: Lawrence Alloway, a Brit who landed a job as curator at the Guggenheim--in the 1960's, I believe--and left the prestigious job to write art criticism without institutional entanglements and possible conflicts of interest. This level of integrity may sound quaint today, but it points to the fact that Storr is right: there are alternatives to be kept in mind. Recently, I heard Robert Storr comment on the Joannou-Koons controversy. His words, paraphrased to the best of my ability: “It would be a mistake to think this situation is either inevitable or unavoidable. It bears remembering that there are alternatives.” One such alternative: Lawrence Alloway, a Brit who landed a job as curator at the Guggenheim–in the 1960’s, I believe–and left the prestigious job to write art criticism without institutional entanglements and possible conflicts of interest. This level of integrity may sound quaint today, but it points to the fact that Storr is right: there are alternatives to be kept in mind.

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