MY LETTERS TO AN ARTMASTER.(Australian art and art criticism)

From: Quadrant | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: LOOBY, KEITH | Copyright information

The art world in Australia has become fragmented. In government-supported art institutes, the presumption is maintained that contemporary art represent a constant process of liberation. Taste is regarded as beyond human control. The art world is isolated from any connection with the culture. The local art scene is required to keep pace with the international scene, centered elsewhere.

WHATEVER UNITY the Australian art world may once have enjoyed, it is now hopelessly fragmented. Be...

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