Choosing Microsoft's art
P-I art critic Regina Hackett has a great profile of Michael Klein, Microsoft's art curator, in the Life and Arts section of today's paper. It's an interesting glimpse of life inside Microsoft, and an aspect of the company not ordinarily considered by outsiders. My favorite part:
Some of his choices have not pleased the recipients of his largesse. He wanted to hang a Bruce Nauman print of the word "NO" in Steve Ballmer's office. Ballmer said no. Klein thought a Gaylen Hansen painting of a cat and dog fight would be a good fit for Microsoft's legal department. The legal department disagreed.
See this page for more details on Microsoft's art collection.
Posted by Todd Bishop at May 24, 2004 11:00 AM
