“How do you even begin to say something is flawed, or even bad, if it’s about slavery, the Holocaust or the opioid crisis? Or if the artist has endured personal tragedy? These conditions have engendered a self-perpetuating form of self-censorship on the part of those who view and care about art, a newly ingrained defence mechanism against criticism.” – Eddy Frankel, in Art Review article Have Pain, Trauma and Politics Silenced Art Criticism?
“Now go look them square in the eye and tell them you think their painting is crap. You can’t do it. We’ve created an artworld filled with puppies, and you can’t kick puppies.” 😀