Art criticism is the practice that enables us to understand these deeper layers. It is not limited to identifying technique ...

“C riticism” is a curiously protean word. In academic discourse, as in ordinary speech, it can refer simply to the act of appraisal, sometimes with a censorious edge. It’s used to describe reviews, ...

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