Comments on: ‘The Warburg Institute is fighting for its life’ http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=2356 News for Art Historians Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ben http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=2356&cpage=1#comment-139181 Ben Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:50:08 +0000 http://arthistorynewsletter.com/blog/?p=2356#comment-139181 The description of the idiosyncratic arrangement of the books by theme reminds me somehow of the Barnes Foundation's eccentric curatorial vision -- more evidence for the unique value of individual judgment. Hypothesis: institutions and collections created by quirky millionaires are more interesting and valuable than equally well-funded institutions created by armies of sober nonprofit employees. The description of the idiosyncratic arrangement of the books by theme reminds me somehow of the Barnes Foundation’s eccentric curatorial vision — more evidence for the unique value of individual judgment.

Hypothesis: institutions and collections created by quirky millionaires are more interesting and valuable than equally well-funded institutions created by armies of sober nonprofit employees.

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