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Published · transcript-backedDavid Salle: belief
3 Nov 2021 Conversations with Tyler David Salle on the Experience of Art
“I think one should make one’s own judgment, and it might differ greatly from accepted opinion.”
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- David Salle
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- 3 Nov 2021
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…But say, Angelica Kauffman, who was much heralded in her lifetime in the 18th century, is now considered a good painter but somewhat of a curiosity — important for her role in getting women into the arts, but not a great painter anymore. That would be one example. Should our default assumption be to trust these judgments of history? No, I don’t think so. I think one should make one’s own judgment, and it might differ greatly from accepted opinion. If you look, say, at the abstract expressionists and their reputations and what they did, what would be an example where you think the test of time is wrong? You have Pollock, you have Kline, you have Motherwell. They all have their reputations. Where has the test of time messed up there?…
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