“One of the surest signs of the Philistine is his reverence for the superior tastes of those who put him down.”
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It seems likely that many of the young who don't wait for others to call them artists, but simply announce that they are, don't have the patience to make art.
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The critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.
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I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.
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In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.
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