March 2, 2021
Att. Krank E. Perez
Chief Executive Officer
Cranky Corner, LA 70446
Dear Mr. Perez:
I have received your letter about your
concerns and complaints about our new Modern Art exhibit on Rauschenberg’s Art.
We here at the Museum of Art want to apologize for your poor experience at the
new gallery. In this letter, we would like to address your concerns and explain
why we choose to display Rauschenberg’s Art.
To start, we here at the Museum had been
discussing for the past few years to expanding our collection by adding Modern
Art. While we here at the Museum have a fond passion for earlier Art styles, we
want to introduce some new features that moved beyond simple observation from
our patrons. The question of “What is Art” is one we continually strive to
answer and observe here. We felt that when the opportunity came about to
display original Rauschenberg pieces, it was a chance to have our patrons ask
the same question.
To your point of the Rauschenberg pieces’
basicness, his view of modern art was minimalist. He wanted to test the bounds
of the art concept and see how little work he could do on the pieces, and they
still are considered art. This comes to play in two of the pieces you sighted Automobile
Tire Prin tandWhite Canvases.To your next point about expandingDe
Kooning, ErasedRauschenberg was a Great Friend and Admired of De Kooning.
The work was meant to scandalize and bring into question again, “What is Art.”
We apologize again if you feel you were
cheated out of an experience, as that is never the staff or curators’
intention. We don’t believe it was a violation of ethics to show a different
view of art and its portrait in the modern world. And we will continue our
search for art that questions those bounds in both the public eyes and our
investors.
I hope that this letter offered some
explanation for our decision to include Rauschenberg in our gallery. I want to
remind you that it is a temporary exhibit and will be leaving in a few months
for another exhibit to come in, which I can not disclose at this time.
Furthermore, we do take into consideration what our shareholders and investors
want to see in the Museum. If there is a piece or type of art you desire to see
on our campus, please attend one of our board or investor meetings to stay your
concerns or input on exhibits.
Again Thank you for your letter and
Concerns
Natalie Dennis
2021
