MAKING OVER MOMA. On November 18, after waxing enthusiastic over MOMA's Winsor McCay program, I alluded to criticisms I could make regarding the museum. Before any more time dribbles away, I want to address something that I consider the most urgent issue facing that great repository of modern art. So here goes....

Take a look at the MOMA bathroom sink pictured below. Looks pretty nifty, doesn't it?




The problem is that too much of the water spouting from the spigot ends up on the counter, producing pools of undrained liquid that threaten to dampen the clothing and possessions of anyone at the sinks. According to one inside source, the puddles also consume an excessive amount of the valuable time and energy of the folks responsible for sopping up unwanted museum fluids.

But the problem doesn't stop there. In a MOMA men's room on Wednesday, one of the sensors on a spigot was inoperative. Consequently, no water was forthcoming. So MOMA, my first constructive criticism for you is to improve the bathrooms so that the faucets work on demand and the sinks capture a reasonable amount of water.

I consider the MOMA bathroom situation to be an especially urgent matter because it seems that the bathrooms in the lower depths of the building (you know, where the movies are shown) are being upgraded. If the sinks are being replaced, they should be replaced by something better than the model pictured above.

Photo: David Marc Fischer