The Architectural Ambitions Of Art Museums

Art museums are not about art anymore -- it is all about building a signature building designed by a brand-name architect.

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December 12, 2001, 7:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"It used to be that art museums were judged on the strength of their pictures. ..But nowadays, a new building is likely to create a bigger stir than a newly acquired Francis Bacon. So who needs good pictures, anyway? What today's museums really want is a signature building, preferably one that does not have a row of staid Doric columns out front."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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