[Rick Mullin]

Oh, and here's another thing. I have for some time lamented the system that is bringing up museum and gallery curators. As I alluded to above, it is increasingly a matter of science (which, again, sells in contemporary culture). Go to an exhibit, and there will be x-rays next to paintings. The catalog of a Soutine exhibit at a gallery in New York a few years ago had a catalog entirely about how our brains react to art. The Times wrote up the exhibit based on the catalog and a few goofy anecdotes about Soutine.

I'm worried about the art history, history, and ...art curricula, as I am about all non-STEM or what is now called humanities curricula. But coming up on the fast track, apparently, we have entertainers, comedians with no understanding of even science. Exhibits comparable to this Pablomatic thing will pop up everywhere. And people who have a feeling and ideas about the art they study will have a hard time getting a gig.