For critics of art on the right, critical theory still rules, and it has brought down art. A noted survey of art since 1980 calls the rise of theory, rightly, a key trend. Meanwhile this Web site, now fifteen years old, indexes over a thousand artists and millions of words for free.Īrt criticism has been changing, and criticism of art criticism has not caught on. I earned exactly $200 from it in 2008 and again in 2009. And I read about them all in The New York Times, for free online-and not an April Fools joke. The Chicago Sun-Times has filed for bankruptcy, while The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News have reduced home delivery to three days a week. Related articles lay out further my own goals of giving contemporary art historical context and critical context as well, as well of three shows of art after social media. An extended postscript on Jerry Saltz, added a year later, pursues just that point. Consider, too, when a critic gets carried away by Facebook. Three years before, a survey of print critics already asked who matters and why. In turn, talk about art on the Web could learn something from the old days of fancy words, spelled out in full.Ĭonsider just what is changing. heard second gunshot from grassy knoll WTF?"Ĭan art criticism be far behind? The Web is not the only dynamic changing talk about art. From now on, one can look forward to articles like "OMG Hitler invades Poland, allies declare war see /b5圆e for more" and "JFK assassin8d Dallas, def. On April 1, 2009, the Guardian announced that it will circulate entirely through Twitter. In New York City Twitter, Facebook, and Art Critics
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