Article: New Museum by Bay At Least Has Matisse And Ellsworth Kelly.(Arts&Entertainment)

Byline: Hilton Kramer

On a recent visit to California, I had my first look at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art--the first, that is, since the museum acquired a building of its own (designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta in 1995) and went on a widely reported spending spree to load up on the work of celebrity artists. This was not an encounter I was looking forward to. A few years ago, I had attended a press reception for Mr. Botta in New York where the assembled writers, architects and well-wishers were shown a model of this dubious building and were subjected to the kind of sales pitch that is customary on such occasions. After seeing the model and ...

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