MET Considering Sale of Art (ctd.)
February 10 2021
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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Art Newspaper have published a piece on the growing 'rumbles' caused by the MET's suggestion that it is looking towards deaccessioning works of art to keep the institution afloat.
Former director Thomas P. Campbell has been quoted as saying:
I fear that this is a slippery path... Deaccessioning will be like crack cocaine to the addict—a rapid hit, that becomes a dependency. I fear that the consequences could be highly destructive to the art museum industry.
The article quotes a growing list of other museum professionals and former directors from institutions in the US who have been making public statements on the sales.
In addition to this, a petition has begun in opposition to any sales, claiming "The Met's board is responsible for the institution. It is chock-full of billionaires."
