New Museum by Bay At Least Has Matisse And Ellsworth Kelly.(Arts&Entertainment) The New York Observer (New York, NY) | November 25, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 The New York Observer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Byline: Hilton Kramer

On a recent visit to California, I had my first look at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art--the first, that is, since the museum acquired a building of its own (designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta in 1995) and went on a widely reported spending spree to load up on the work of celebrity artists. This was not an encounter I was looking forward to. A few years ago, I had attended a press reception for Mr. Botta in New York where the assembled writers, architects and well-wishers were shown a model of this dubious building and were ...

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