Contributed by Leslie Wayne / Visual artists who also write criticism and reviews are not uncommon. Rarer are curators or museum directors who are also practicing artists. They face implicit pressure to stay in their lanes. But I would argue that, as critics, they hold a unique and valuable advantage in their deep knowledge of process and materials. Richard Klein has been the Exhibitions Director of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, for many years. A published writer, he has also exhibited his own artwork widely.