"There are those who maintain that you can’t demand anything of the reader. They say the reader knows nothing about art, and that if you are going to reach him, you have to be humble enough to descend to his level. This supposes either that the aim of art is to teach, which it is not, or that to create anything which is simply a good-in-itself is a waste of time. Art never responds to the wish to make it democratic; it is not for everybody; it is only for those who are willing to undergo the effort needed to understand it. We hear a great deal about humility being required to lower oneself, but it requires an equal humility and a real love of the truth to raise oneself and by hard labor to acquire higher standards… Ignorance is excusable when it is borne like a cross, but when it is wielded like an ax, and with moral indignation, then it becomes something else indeed."-- Flannery O'Connor
Studio Museum in Harlem and Other Clients Cut Ties to David Adjaye
Cultural institutions try to move projects forward without the star architect in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.
David Adjaye at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, where he led the design process. On Thursday the Studio Museum of Harlem announced it would part ways with him as the building neared completion.Credit...Justin T. Gellerson for The New York Times
The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was established in December 2003 and opened its ...
The National Museum of African American History and Culture. Historian Who Launched African-American Museum Is Named Smithsonian Institution Chief
Smithsonian Institution names Lonnie G. Bunch III—the historian who launched the National Museum of African American History and Culture—its next chief, marking a tilt to the humanities for the 175-year-old organization.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a Smithsonian Institution museum established in December 2003. The museum's building is on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.Wikipedia
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推薦英文片： The Black Museum - A Journey through African-American History 400 years of African American history can be seen at a museum in Washington. Opened by President Obama in 2016, the house conveys a past marked by slavery and racism - and is itself a symbol of reconciliation.
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