My initial reaction to this news (and thanks for it) is that European men are going to have to find wealthy patrons pronto. That said, Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons are white heterosexual men; but surely their work will be considered racist, sexist, or possibly climate-change denial, in a few years. Or, it might even be a pathogen that inflicts suffering on marginalized groups who need safe spaces. I noticed that the climate activists only attacked dead white males. But, on the other hand, you have the immersive stuff with Van Gogh too. Very chaotic.
Given that Williams has no background in or special connection to visual arts, neither she nor anyone similarly lacking should have been considered for the post. That she was not only considered but got the post strikes me as highly questionable, however fashionably PC. RISD may do as it sees fit, but that does not preclude facing eventual adverse consequences unmitigated by presumably good intentions.
Well done, and a lot to chew on. I shared to our RISD 1990 FB group.
My initial reaction to this news (and thanks for it) is that European men are going to have to find wealthy patrons pronto. That said, Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons are white heterosexual men; but surely their work will be considered racist, sexist, or possibly climate-change denial, in a few years. Or, it might even be a pathogen that inflicts suffering on marginalized groups who need safe spaces. I noticed that the climate activists only attacked dead white males. But, on the other hand, you have the immersive stuff with Van Gogh too. Very chaotic.
Given that Williams has no background in or special connection to visual arts, neither she nor anyone similarly lacking should have been considered for the post. That she was not only considered but got the post strikes me as highly questionable, however fashionably PC. RISD may do as it sees fit, but that does not preclude facing eventual adverse consequences unmitigated by presumably good intentions.