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To iron out that title:
Mrs. Rewald curated a Met show about Balthus, but a book that was reissued for the show contained this quote: "Balthus told me that he had recently written to Sotheby’s and Christie’s to issue a warning that Mrs. Rewald should not be permitted to issue or deny authentication of his work."
So they decided not to stock the book.
To think that I was going to apply to work at the Met... they've turned into cold, sly creatures there.
thenewgreen · 4342 days ago · link ·
It's so odd that a critic of a scholar should have more authority over an artists work than the artist themselves. If Balthus says that a person is unfit to curate their show, then you ought to listen. Balthus is a pretty controversial artist. There are many that consider his work pedophilia