Crystal Bridges, Part II: American Stories
Last December, before my visit to Crystal Bridges, I wrote about the challenges of being a museum funded by Wal-Mart money and located in Bentonville, [...]
Crystal Bridges: Don Bacigalupi, Art, Arkansas, Populism and Wal Mart
When art people ask, “Where did you grow up?” and I answer, “Arkansas,” there is, invariably, an awkward pause. It is usually followed by “Oh.” [...]
Bible Belt Bauble Highlights Art World Inequities, Guardian Calls for Revolution!
The Guardian (UK) is taking an interest in the new Crystal Bridges Museum, focusing on the controversy surrounding the perceived inequities in Walmart heir Alice [...]
The Robinson Report: Wal-Mart Museum of Art Grand Opening
Gaile Robinson, art critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, made the trek to the new Crystal Bridges Museum of Art in Bentonville, Arkansas and turned [...]
El Paso’s Vaquero Rattles His Hocks for Arkansas
Perhaps Luis Jimenez’s most famous work, Vaquero, is riding into the sunset. On loan from collector and fiberglass fabricator Frank Ribelin, the monumental fiberglass statue [...]
