tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575323233407462974.post1606596493184498629..comments2023-10-30T05:10:31.292-04:00Comments on The Deaccessioning Blog: DIA's Museum Director Chastises the NY TimesSergio Muñoz Sarmientohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18365215427617702363noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575323233407462974.post-2641478451278380872013-07-31T00:32:41.157-04:002013-07-31T00:32:41.157-04:00Graham Beal says "...the D.I.A.’s financial s...Graham Beal says "...the D.I.A.’s financial situation is more secure than it has been for 40 years." <br /><br />Well, just as long as you forget that Detroit, the city that owns the entire DIA permanent collection, has just filed for bankruptcy. <br /><br />Then again, Kevyn Orr's artwork covenants may be on the verge of mobilizing Detroit's investment in DIA artworks to create a Detroit Arts Endowment that restructures its unfunded liabilities at 100 cents on the dollar and funds security and insurance for DIA artworks and arts programs for Detroit. Do you think that endowment, roughly $30 billion, is what Beal refers to?Dr. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615091282331722833noreply@blogger.com