Writer’s Blog
Poetry, prose, thought-provoking, idle ramblings – – it’s all here.
Modern Lovers in Bermuda
Two years after they disbanded, fifty years ago, the eponymous Modern Lovers album was released. By then Jonathan Richman had formed another band named Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers which released an album simultaneously, but don’t be confused. The original...
James Manning and Emerging Boston Artists
An Overview of Alternative Galleries Initially, James Manning was my art history student at New England School of Art and Design/ Suffolk University. I inherited him as installer when I took over the gallery program from Addison Parks. More than just hanging shows he...
Former ICA Director Milena Kalinovska
Milena Kalinovska was Director of Public Programs at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. We spoke in September, 2015 as she was about to take on a new position as curator of modern and contemporary art for the National...
Former ICA, Whitney and SF MoMA Director David Ross
In the vintage interview that follows David Ross was emphatic that the primary task of a museum director is fundraising for the institution and its programming. As director of the Whitney Museum he brought in an average of $40 to $50 million. To achieve this he had...