The end of art critics
Pierre d’Alancaisez | The Critic | 14th November 2024
Art criticism is in crisis. Cultural pluralism has “turned discernment into a dirty word”. Artworks have become “props in predetermined political or theoretical arguments” which turns off readers. Social media is such that galleries want to be namechecked by influencers and don’t mind if a review is good or bad. But then, some hope. Because of the “flight from judgement”, the field “is full of opportunities. Audiences are yearning to understand what they’ve been looking at all this time.”Pierre d’Alancaisez