Los Angeles County Museum of Art Director Michael Govan may be at the helm of an ambitious — and controversial — building project for the museum’s collection of 152,000-plus objects, but his views on what expansion means for art museums in modern times is more, well, expansive. Which explains a recent announcement that LACMA is partnering with the upcoming Las Vegas Museum of Art to share both expertise and, eventually, its collection.
But how exactly will that arrangement work? And why, asked some online commentators (including former Times art and design columnist Carolina A. Miranda), should L.A. County subsidize Clark County, Nev.?
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