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...general, the avid eclecticism that marked Hirshhorn's collecting habits comes as a relief, despite the amount of rubbish. Too many museums collect in terms of a rigid historical theory; by reminding us of the innumerable and quirkish side channels away from the so-called "mainstream" of modern art, Hirshhorn has done the state a service. But this will only remain a virtue if the museum has generous funds to fill in the gaps; it would be fatal to treat it as a static monument to one man's taste...
...Alaska must reluctantly claim the title as "the world's tallest rubbish heap." Our Mount McKinley has nearly 6,000 ft. more garbage and litter than Mount Whitney. Climbers report having to pick their way through banana peels, cans, and food wrappers to reach the top of North America...
...What's the world's tallest rubbish heap...
...ancient sage, whose name is frequently linked with that of the dead, disgraced former Defense Minister Lin Piao, continued unabated. New meetings of the masses denounced Confucius "and his like" as "buffoons who had a place only in the garbage of history." Lin was again condemned for "preaching the rubbish of Confucianism as part of his attempt to restore capitalism in China." It is almost as if the gentle philosopher were still alive and well and leading a counterrevolutionary cabal...
...Rubbish! There is no new post-Watergate political morality any more than there is a new post-Watergate Ten Commandments. Some things always have been wrong in politics and the public has known it, even if some of our political leaders thought and acted differently...