Thread of tweets & threads on issue of curation of archives & art, with cases. In general, I think it is best to ADD to record, not SUBTRACT from it. And removing items from display, or making them unavailable, through violent means, is inconsistent with a free & open society. 1/
On what art museums should do when people object to what they see. In short, museums are not obliged to show things, but should not remove them under threat.
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On not modifying holdings in archives.
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On adding to archives rather than subtracting from them, and making items more open and widely available, in keeping with the normative curatorial instinct.
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On preserving art and archival holdings, rather than destroying them, in keeping with the normative curatorial instinct.
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On not removing art from the walls of Congress.
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On not removing art from a Mexican museum.
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On students burning offensive art in South Africa in 2017 (rather than moving it to archives).
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On efforts to remove from display art in another college.
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