An arts adviser for Barack & Co.?
Yes, says Tyler Green, in so many words:
Federal engagement with the arts and the integration of national arts policy is not just a fuzzy, feel-good issue. Our government’s failure to understand the importance of the arts and the symbolism of cultural heritage has hurt America in the eyes of the world. For example, Muslims recoiled when the U.S. allowed Baghdad’s National Museum of Iraq to be looted in the wake of the U.S. invasion. And there’s broad bipartisan agreement that America’s ineptitude at engaging in cultural diplomacy that reaches beyond despotic governments to communicate directly with the citizenry of nations such as Syria, Iran or China has restrained American priorities in important parts of the world.
+ In favor of a White House arts adviser [Modern Art Notes]
