Comments on: Pasión por Frida @ Saturday’s MAPP

By: Silence

Silence — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:48:17 +0000

The silence on Simon is deafening.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:47:09 +0000

Does the museum have a response to the Simon Blint interaction with Thomas Hawk? Or will there be a blog posting on this topic?

By: Ontario Emperor

Ontario Emperor — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:41:25 +0000

Dan, you are incorrect in one respect. The conversation has not “politely confined itself.” The conversation is all over the place (check the mentions of “sf moma” on FriendFeed, for example).

What is more, SF MoMA’s silence on the issue has allowed others to come to its defense, including people such as Michael Crook (his “defense” of SF MoMA is not available at the moment; apparently his site was hacked). If SF MoMA chooses to remain silent, then “defenses” such as Crook’s will be among the few that are available online. Or perhaps Crook is SF MoMA’s designated spokesperson on this topic.

By: S. Honig

S. Honig — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:06:24 +0000

Fire Simon Blint!

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:50:14 +0000

“like to keep the comment stream open and uncensored, but that shouldn’t mean any grievance, legitimate or not, should be aired here. Please keep your comments on-topic, and thanks so much!”

Suzanne, since SFMOMA seems keen on ignoring their policies when it’s convenient, I don’t understand why I’m not allowed to do the same. You must understand that this issue isn’t simply going to go away or politely confine itself until you folks are ready to discuss it, and the longer your organization waits, the more damage shall be done to its reputation.

By: torgeaux

torgeaux — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:26:55 +0000

Suzanne:

Where is the topic for us to post questions about the incident we’re interested in? you say keep it on topic, and I agree, but where do we discuss the topic in question? Your blog seems to have just one topic, clearly unrelated to the Simon Blint foolishness, but how doe we, the public, address this issue to you, the Museum? This blog seems like the right place, but how?

By: Ralph Aichinger

Ralph Aichinger — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:05:27 +0000

Aargh .. scratch “photographers” out in the last line.

By: Ralph Aichinger

Ralph Aichinger — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:15:25 +0000

Suzanne: Thanks for this post! While I agree that it seems off-topic here, will the SFMOMA (or you as its official blogger) put up a blog post clarifying either the museum’s policy regarding photography or the facts of this whole Blint business? You just haveto google to see, that this story is all over the internet, and will be linked to the SFMOMA probably forever.

Also I do find it ironic, that you call this blog “open space” when it is either policy or misguided decision by individual employees, to throw people out photographers like this. Sorry for occupying this open space in an off-topic fashion

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:01:10 +0000

Hi, this is Suzanne, I run the SFMOMA blog, and I’d like to say, to those of you posting comments here off-topic: I don’t know the scope of the complaints in either direction between Mr. Hawk and SFMOMA staff, so I can’t weigh in on what happened between the two parties. I like to keep the comment stream open and uncensored, but that shouldn’t mean any grievance, legitimate or not, should be aired here. Please keep your comments on-topic, and thanks so much! Yours, SS

By: Haywood Jablaume

Haywood Jablaume — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:14:41 +0000

“To Do” List for Neal Benezra, Monday Morning:

1. Cal Simon Blint into office, explain new policy on photos to him in small, monosyllabic words.
2. Explain to Blint that it is much better to interact with the public minus the asshole attitude.

3. Issue public apology to Thomas Hawk before this thing gets any worse / more embarrassing.

4. Three-martini lunch.

(Sheesh.)