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¶Alan Wallach, Exhibiting Contradiction (1998), pp. 105–17.
¶Exhibition reviews in Time [13 May 1991]; Newsweek [27 May 1991]; Art in America [September 1991], and The Nation [July 1991].
What does the dust-up over the West as American exhibition at the Smithsonian suggests about the extent to which museums should try to offer viewers revisionist history?
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Here are pages 105-117 from the Wallach book.
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Exhibitions have been venues for showcasing art, among other aesthetic elements that allow the target audience to have a museum experience. Through the exhibits, artists showcase diverse content regarding society, history, human experience, and personal lives. However, during ancient times, different ideologies on the role of exhibitions emerged between the Smithsonian and the West, stirring controversy in Washington. According to Hughes (1991), the Smithsonian emphasized the importance of diversity in museums through measures such as setting up a revisionist exhibition.
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