"Moreover, critics have been displaying a reverse-style NIMBY reaction: Nowhere EXCEPT in My Backyard! Crystal Bridges represents a form of geographical populism that does not sit well with art world elitists who believe that culture exists, and should be cultivated, in just a few cherished spots, preferably of their own choosing. But why-especially in an age of electronic communications and mass travel-must art be confined to a handful of metropoles? And if the art world has beaten a path to Bilbao or the tiny and remote Marfa, Tex., why not to Bentonville?"
- From “The Meet and Greet Museum,” Steven C. Dubin’s considered take on Crystal Bridges in this month’s Art in America. A museum-going friend who visited last month has given it her thumbs up. Tamara and I will certainly make a trip there this year.
