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Art Historian to Look at Uneasy Partnership Between Art and Commerce |
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During her presentation, Dr. Gear will focus on New York City art museum exhibitions and the pros and cons of their relationships with various corporations. She will also speak on the controversy sparked by an exhibit featuring Nazi imagery titled “Mirroring Evil” held at the Jewish Museum and how it affected the Ford Foundation, the museum, and the artists involved in the exhibition. Dr. Gear is a former director of the Whitney Museum of American Art and has taught art history at Binghamton University. She received her Ph.D. in art history from the New York University Institute of Fine Arts. For more information, call the art and art history department at (210) 999-7216. |
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Last updated on February 24, 2003 by the Office of Public Relations |
Feb.
21, 2003 – In a perfect world, art would be able to
flourish on its own without any outside support. However, most art
needs the patronage of others, such as corporate sponsors, in order
to survive. Josephine Gear, an art historian, will examine the uneasy
alliance between art and big business during a presentation at Trinity.
Dr. Gear will present “Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth: What the American
Public Needs to Know About Corporate Sponsorship of Museums.” The event
will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, in the Chapman Center
Auditorium. The event, part of Trinity University’s Stieren Arts Enrichment
Series, is free and open to the public.