Yeah I'm not opposed to exhibits of private collections. Sometimes it's a good opportunity to see lesser-known works, and I don't have a problem with "here's a random selection of artworks collected by someone". But I wish they would just be up front about it.
I think I'm just sensitive because of this dynamic in this park I mentioned.
I think what happened is this donor donated a lot of money, had a collection of outdoor sculptures, and wanted them placed in this prime area of the park for narcissistic reasons or something, and the park administration felt that the donation was too large to turn down the strings attached of the sculptures.
I love modern art, so it's not the sculptures themselves that bother me, and I don't mind the donation, it's that I think the landscape is key and they would have been better located dispersed throughout the park. Sometimes negative space on a landscape is as important as "stuff" on it.
I think I'm just sensitive because of this dynamic in this park I mentioned.
I think what happened is this donor donated a lot of money, had a collection of outdoor sculptures, and wanted them placed in this prime area of the park for narcissistic reasons or something, and the park administration felt that the donation was too large to turn down the strings attached of the sculptures.
I love modern art, so it's not the sculptures themselves that bother me, and I don't mind the donation, it's that I think the landscape is key and they would have been better located dispersed throughout the park. Sometimes negative space on a landscape is as important as "stuff" on it.