<Mr. Carlos Slim (rich guy)Carlos Slim (never heard of him) is the world's richest man, and instead of buying 1.5 billion maybachs, he is creating a brand new art museum in Mexico to house his impressive and extensive art collection. The museum, the first phase costing 750 million, will house over 60,000 pieces of art ranging from old hispanic pieces to modern french masterworks, including a large amount of Rodin's (and he's really good).
Now 750M is, get this, less that one fiftieth of what he is worth so don't go declaring sainthood. Not to mention that the museum will be going up in a very nice, wealthy and expensive part of town, so we aren't talking about a donation to the less fortunate. But before we dismiss it as another rich guy spending money for other rich people, let's at least be happy that these countless masterpieces can now be seen by the public. One of the worst things about the art world is that priceless pieces, actually, have a price. And that price results in the ultra rich, usually keeping the piece for there own private viewing, other than giving it on loan to exhibits. At least here, we don't have one man owning 60,000 pieces of historical art with 59,000 pieces in storage, and 1,000 on loan and on view.
Look at it any way you want, whether you think the rich are scum, whether you think they are the smartest in the room, whether you work at non profits or at a fortune 500, there is more art to see now than there was before, and I think that's a good thing for everyone.
news story below:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41862091/ns/today-entertainment/
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