Whose Muse?

During the economic boom of the 1990s art museums expanded dramatically in size scope and ambition. They came to be seen as new civic centers: on the one hand as places of entertainment leisure and commerce on the other as socially therapeutic institutions. But museums were also criticized for everything from elitism to looting or illegally exporting works from other countries to exhibiting works offensive to the public taste. Whose Muse? brings together five directors of leading American and Br...See More