Can Professor Cline save the Taubman?

By Hawes Spencer |
Published online 1:01pm Thursday Sep 22nd, 2011
and in print issue #1039 dated Thursday Sep 29th, 2011

Roanoke's futuristic-looking Taubman museum isn't meeting attendance projections, so they've brought in the ever-colorful "Professor" Mark Cline, of dinosaur-and-Foamhenge (and more recently of 9/11 Tribute) fame. The front page of the Wall Street Journal has the story.

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2 comments

Ex-pat from Roanoke September 22nd, 2011 | 3:49pm

As a Roanoke ex-pat, I can tell you the problem. The powers that be just don't understand Roanoke. It is, and will remain, a blue collar town. People in Roanoke don't give a shit about fancy art museums when there are absolutely NO jobs, no industry, no nothing in Roanoke. It's hard to get jazzed up about art when you can't put food on your table. Sure, there are many art lovers in Roanoke, but not enough to sustain the monstrosity that is the "Flying Nun".

NancyDrew September 22nd, 2011 | 6:58pm

Long overdue - send in the Cline's and watch the museum fill with folk, and while they're being entertained they might even take the time to look around at " the art " . Remember Picasso, Van Gogh, Duchamp,and Pollack were all laughed at as well and then, well you know the rest of the story.... buy your Cline today !