Some 100 of Vancouver’s most prominent visual artists and critics have signed a petition demanding the resignation of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s acting director and the the museum’s board of directors who appointed him. The petition says that “to appoint an unqualified individual with no experience directing a gallery or public institution is irresponsible and reckless.” The museum’s previous director “left in the wake of series of disagreements with the board, the most recent a clash in which he was pressured to mount a show of photographs by rock star Bryan Adams.” – The Globe and Mail (Canada)
“I’m very bothered by the conflict of interest of having a board member take over as director of the gallery.” – CBC