tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post5337017610600700934..comments2023-10-25T03:38:09.523-04:00Comments on Unedit my heart: Museum-Head Misanthropy in MontrealLeah Sandalshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13586221448338828889noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-53128831733459233552009-07-12T17:12:27.450-04:002009-07-12T17:12:27.450-04:00Hi Leah, Good to see you're monitoring the MAC...Hi Leah, Good to see you're monitoring the MACM situation. What's missing from most of the reports I've seen is a lack of awareness that artists from other parts of Canada are also concerned and have signed the letter. Certainly, the majority of signers are Montreal curators, historians, artists and critics and that makes sense, but since one of the main issues is the role of the MACM as a national treasure with a mandate that's far from parochial, it also makes sense to acknowledge the Musée’s wider influence and significance. Today's update from Anne-Marie Ninacs provides an excellent overview of the several media locations where the debate is taking place, your blog among them. Thanks and best wishes.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474830045555044503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-70334917541669474152009-07-09T22:02:50.408-04:002009-07-09T22:02:50.408-04:00It's an unusual practice in Montreal too!
MAC...It's an unusual practice in Montreal too!<br /><br />MACM's answer: purely technical and deeply disappointing. Consistent with the very attitude we are asking them to change.<br /><br />Minister's answer: satisfying. She acknowledged our action as a significant one and called for more openness from the MACM. <br /><br />Media coverage: beyond our expectations. Interviews, articles and many papers still to come.<br /><br />À suivre...Anne-Marie Ninacsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-36880903069881566782009-07-09T11:14:02.316-04:002009-07-09T11:14:02.316-04:00Hi Anne Marie --
Thanks for clarifying... that...Hi Anne Marie --<br /><br />Thanks for clarifying... that's super helpful to understand.<br /><br />Like I said, in my short experience it's an unusual move to write a letter like this, but it obviously got you guys some attention.<br /><br />What do you think of the outcome?Leah Sandalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13586221448338828889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-40674326923550705592009-07-09T02:01:01.151-04:002009-07-09T02:01:01.151-04:00Leah,
We reacted when we found out that none of th...Leah,<br />We reacted when we found out that none of the qualified candidates interested in the job even got an interview! The board seems not to have wanted to hear what the best available Canadian directors-curators had to say… So the letter is not written against or on behalf of any individual: it is stemming from an ethical questioning about the very notion of excellence in the art management field and the responsibility of the MACM as a State Society to seriously engage in that quest. This pitiful contest is nevertheless the straw that broke the camel’s back since the grudge against the MACM has been rampant for decades now in Quebec. I guess it looks better from afar: from up close – and despite a recent dusting – it is not at all a forward-looking and open institution but a quite conventional and protected one that is almost invisible outside of Canada. Our first and foremost intention with this letter is therefore to prompt the leaders of the MACM to define a stronger, clearer and highly creative vision of the institution, one that would translate in all aspects of its action and take place within a project for a society.<br />Best, <br />Anne-Marie<br /><br />p.s. The letter wasn’t sent to dealers (who we thought had too much to loose), could obviously not be signed by professionals from other institutions, circulated for only a few days, and found a lot of people to be already on vacation...Anne-Marie Ninacsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-6225709362739154742009-07-07T11:19:25.929-04:002009-07-07T11:19:25.929-04:00Anonymous, you rock! And I'm a dumbass. Thanks...Anonymous, you rock! And I'm a dumbass. Thanks for the correction. Will make now.Leah Sandalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13586221448338828889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342911384518459004.post-60217185440806954672009-07-06T22:26:19.776-04:002009-07-06T22:26:19.776-04:00Omer DeSerres (1881-1949)
Marc DeSerres is the cu...Omer DeSerres (1881-1949)<br /><br />Marc DeSerres is the current President of the Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com