David Gordon’s hiring as head of the Milwaukee Art Museum was considered something of a coup for the often-overlooked regional gallery. But while Gordon has certainly lived up to billing as a plain-speaking man with big ideas, his brash style isn’t going over terribly well with some local artists, who are afraid that Gordon intends to ignore local art altogether. James Auer is concerned: “I hate to see the museum missing the boat on what is a burgeoning Milwaukee art scene, with many image-makers in the very age group – late teens to early 30s – that the museum covets but has a hard time luring into its gleaming lakefront masterpiece.”