Friday, January 11, 2008

Will LACMA's reputation suffer from Broad's change of heart? - Los Angeles Times

Will LACMA's reputation suffer from Broad's change of heart? - Los Angeles TimesEli Broad's decision to withdraw his donation has serious implications for LACMA's future.
By Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 11, 2008
The news this week that billionaire art collector Eli Broad has decided not to give any of his 2,000-piece collection to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where a building bearing his name will open with great fanfare next month, was sort of like hearing that a terminal patient died. You know in your heart it's coming, but expectation does nothing to minimize being nonplused when it does.

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