Can We Stop This Travesty?
The museum is still where it should be. Can we keep it there?
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MovieChat Forums > The Art of the Steal (2009) Discussion > Can We Stop This Travesty?
From the film, the "friends of the museum" decided not to file against the judge's decision not to rescind his decision to consider the fact that the state budget included $100,000,000 for the new museum project BEFORE the project was announced.
Guess you would have to speak to the "friends" and convince them to take up the cause again. They probably need lots of money.
"Two more swords and I'll be Queen of the Monkey People." Roseanne
The Friends are actively working to stop the move. They have a page on Facebook that details their efforts. Go there and check it out.
"Those who can't do, teach. Those who can't teach, teach gym."
Good to know.
My family and I plan to visit the Barnes in a couple of weeks before it moves to the new location.
"Two more swords and I'll be Queen of the Monkey People." Roseanne
It is all about power and money, and has nothing to do with fairness in any way. That is the country we live in, and it is getting worse
shareThat's for sure. I keep thinking about the film's position on Philadelphia becoming a "world class city": "It is what it is." Barnes was a true Philadelphian, inventive and innovative. So many items have been developed and manufactured here. Today, there is a gentleman in Conshohocken who started manufacturing yoga mats out of rubber that are so good, their high price is worth it. Manufacturing may not jive with being a "world class city" but creating jobs is the #1 priority for many people today.
"Two more swords and I'll be Queen of the Monkey People." Roseanne
I thought it said the case was dismissed because of 'lack of standing', not because of the issues they raised. I assumed that was why they didn't appeal because it would be dismissed again.
shareBut "standing" is an issue that can be appealed. Many judges find "no standing" when they want to stop a challenge. There seems quite a viable dispute over whether there should have been standing in this case and it was disappointing to see in the movie that the appeal wasn't pursued.
shareSadly, no it's going to move or face a large lawsuit I'm afraid. The rules of law are quite different nowadays. Unfortunately many of the people who live in the United States have some very unique thought patterns devoid of logic and a sense of what is right.
shareYes, obviously US citizens have unique thought patterns -- as the British surely thought when we dumped their tea in the harbour (no, I'm not a tea partier, BTW) -- which has often stood us in good stead (and then again sometimes not).
And I don't believe "what is right" is subject to objective determination in this case. There really are two points of view -- consider if all the art in the Louvre were privately owned on someone's estate and locked away, just to posit the other position. What smells so bad is how this was all maneuvered.
But it wasn't locked away. And, there is a LOT of art this is indeed locked away by the wealthy. Should they have to hand over the goods?
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