SFMOMA Bullies Photographer?

Supposedly, San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art had a photographer forcibly ejected from the establishment because the man had the temerity to take photographs, even though the museum's own web site made it clear that it was permissible! The link comes via boingboing.

In that vein, I'll applaud Boston's Museum of Fine Art for generally allowing photography and only prohibiting it for specific exhibitions. One of my own favorite photos came from shooting a piece of modern sculpture on a first floor gallery.

Two Early Photography Exhibitions in Washington, D.C.

In the Wall Street Journal, Richard Woodward, a New York-based art critic, gives an overview of two exhibitions currently at the National Gallery: Impressed by Light: British Photographs From Paper Negatives, 1840-60 (through May 4), and In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet (through June 8). The former "examines photography in the context of Victorian science, industry and colonialism" though waxed paper negatives. The latter has examples of painting and photography side-by-side. Passes are not required for either. Both sound fascinating and make me wish that the nation's capital were a bit closer.

Profile of a Museum Photography Curator

I came across this LA Times article on Charlotte Cotton, head of photography at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. I pass it on as an interesting read. It's always interesting to get an insight into the people who help shape the art and industry.