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7th June 2015

Yale Art Dean Robert Storr on How Today’s Art Critics Suck, Especially Jerry Saltz

Phew! – when Robert Storr, an eminent curator and art critic, was interviewed on university radio about art criticism he took the gloves off, big time. Whether or not you agree it makes for enthralling reading. “Never overestimate the information base of your reader and never underestimate their intelligence, and most of the people we’re talking about do both – but backwards.” (Interview transcript is here)