Dennis Barrie
Dennis Barrie (born 1947) is a museum director responsible for the curation of American pop culture. He was the Director of the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center from 1983-1992. In 1990 Barrie and the gallery were indicted on obscenity charges stemming from exhibiting sadomasochistic photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe as part of an exhibit entitled The Perfect Moment.[1] This was the first criminal trial of an art museum over the contents of an exhibition. At trial, a Cincinnati jury acquitted Barrie and the Center. The controversy was later chronicled in a TV movie titled Dirty Pictures.
Barrie went on to become a co-creator of Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where he served as an executive director from 1993-1998.[2]
From 1998 to 2005 Barrie served as president of the Malrite Company where he oversaw the opening of the International Spy Museum, in Washington DC.
References
- ^ "Mapplethorpe battle changed art world". Enquirer.com. 2000-05-21. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ Tom NugentPhotos by Gary Yasaki. "Oberlin Alumni Magazine - Fall 2003". Oberlin.edu. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
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