Baltimore Museum: Why Director Left

I’ve written the last couple of weeks about the art scene in London. Before I jump to what’s happening in Paris, I’ll cover news back on the ranch. A few American stories are worth reporting. So, from London and Paris to Baltimore and Portland — Portland in Maine, that is, not Portland, Antifa’s capital.

The Covid mass hysteria, now downgraded to a hypnosis bewitching neurotics and power freaks, counts among its casualties such virtues as restraint and probity. The exit of Christopher Bedford as director of the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) hits the spotlight for one last moment on one of the biggest art scandals of the Covid era. He’s going to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) as director. I like Chris Bedford, a charismatic and dynamic leader, and wish him well.

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Brian T. Allen is National Review’s art critic.

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I’ve written the last couple of weeks about the art scene in London. Before I jump to what’s happening in Paris, I’ll cover news back on the ranch. A few American stories are worth reporting. So, from London and Paris to Baltimore and Portland — Portland in Maine, that is, not Portland, Antifa’s capital.

The Covid mass hysteria, now downgraded to a hypnosis bewitching neurotics and power freaks, counts among its casualties such virtues as restraint and probity. The exit of Christopher Bedford as director of the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) hits the spotlight for one last moment on one of the biggest art scandals of the Covid era. He’s going to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) as director. I like Chris Bedford, a charismatic and dynamic leader, and wish him well.