November 13, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
Broad challenges confront the arts world in the nation’s capital, the art critic Tyler Green writes on his blog, Modern Art Notes.
Among his concerns: poor leadership at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the lack of expansion at the National Gallery of Art, and the vacancy in the director’s office of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Mr. Green is posting several blog entries this week suggesting improvements that can be made at several capital-city institutions.
In his post about the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Mr. Green says the museum needs “radical” changes, and one of his two suggestions — sure to raise eyebrows — is to close the institution.
How do the struggles Washington institutions face compare with those in other cities? What do you think of Mr. Green’s observations and suggestions?
