, film curator, fired at MoMA
I understand and agree. And I hate all these confidentiality agreements
-- we should get the IRS to require transparency of not for profits, which, as
a result of their tax exempt status, operate in effect with huge subsidies from
all of us.
None of this, however
I understand and agree. And I hate all these confidentiality agreements
-- we should get the IRS to require transparency of not for profits,
which, as a result of their tax exempt status, operate in effect with
huge subsidies from all of us.
None of this, however, encourages me to want to sign
"An online petition is likely all that anyone can do"
there is a lot of energy here in NY to confront issues around sexism and
racism in curatorial practice. particularly at the moment there are people
trying to bring pressure to bear on Anne Pasternak, the Brooklyn Museum and
their cozy relations
"At the very least, it seems to me that someone who cares about this
curator should try to do the work a good journalist would do and get to
the bottom of the situation. An authoritative analysis that could show
the firing was really wrong might actually help." -Fred Camper
That's a nice idea, b
Chris: Thanks for the clarification on Vaxxed/Tribeca. But it wasn't 'Tribeca
recognizing that it needed to firm up its institutional character and to
counter a reactionary push from powerful autocrats (De Niro)'. RDN bypassed the
programmers to put Vaxxed on the schedule, and he alone pulled it
Dear all,
Following up on Fred's message, I would like to ask if anyone has more
detailed information about what happened at MoMA.
This is the New York Times article:
MoMA Apologizes for Dropping a Film Critical of North Korea
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/11/movies/moma-apologizes-for-dropping
agreed fred > how 'bout some actual facts regarding reality
On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 7:10 PM, Fred Camper wrote:
> I agree in general with David's comments, without knowing much about the
> specifics of the situation, but I wanted to post a cautionary opinion about
> online petitions. I just abou
I agree in general with David's comments, without knowing much about the
specifics of the situation, but I wanted to post a cautionary opinion
about online petitions. I just about never sign them. First of all, they
usually have no effect. Second, when they do, their effect is often a
bad one.
just to clarify, I brought up the vaxxed situation because it also seems
like a moment where a big powerful institution (tribeca) was held
accountable for a REALLY bad programming decision (including vaxxed in the
festival). It seems (on the outside) like a moment when tribeca recognized
that it ne
> But, isn't censorship also a serious issue? Haven't we been fighting for
> institutions, especially cultural institutions to commit themselves to stand
> up for and support artists who are being attacked? Remember the dust up over
> the anti-vax movie that tried to screen at Tribeca? The argum
first off, I don't know a whole lot beyond what I have read about this
situation. Doc fortnight definitely is an important, valued venue.
But, isn't censorship also a serious issue? Haven't we been fighting for
institutions, especially cultural institutions to commit themselves to
stand up for and
Thanks, Stephanie, for posting this.
Sally began at MoMA in 1986.
I'd like to direct everyone to the drive by hit job on Sally that was in
the NYT two weeks ago. I'd provide the link, but haven't figured out how to
do that on this tablet.
If interested, please also send a letter of support for S
Greetings to all.
Many of you have experienced the strong venue for independent film &
documentary, including experimental work, that curator Sally Berger has
created at MoMA, and the programming, films, and artists/filmmakers, that
she has championed for more than 30 years.
The response, in NYC a
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