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Revision as of 13:58, 8 April 2009
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites. Art collectors and patrons often utilize the advice of art critics as a way to enhance their appreciation of the art they are viewing.
Typically the art critic views art at exhibitions, galleries, museums or artists' studios.
Professional art critics are expected to have a keen eye for art and a thorough knowledge of art history. Knowledge, however, provides no guarantee that a critic will know if a work of art, an exhibition, or an artist will stand out in history as "great".
The opinions of art critics has the potential to stir debate on art related topics. Due to this the viewpoints of art critics writing for art publications and newspapers adds to public discourse concerning art and culture.
Many now famous and celebrated artists were not recognized by the art critics of their time, often because their art was in a style not yet understood or favored. Conversely, some critics, called militant critics have helped to explain and promote new art movements — Roger Fry with the Post-Impressionist movement for example.
Some famous art critics
- Lawrence Alloway
- Sister Wendy Beckett
- Andrew Berardini
- Clive Bell
- Charles Baudelaire
- Ezrha Jean Black
- Peter Clothier
- Matthew Collings
- Clarence Cook
- Shana Nys Dambrot
- Arthur Danto
- Sabrina Falzoni
- Lee Fleming
- Félix Fénéon
- Charlie Finch
- Jori Finkel
- Roger Fry
- Mat Gleason
- Adam Gopnik
- Blake Gopnik
- Clement Greenberg
- Gordy Grundy
- Anthony Haden Guest
- Dave Hickey
- Phoebe Hoban
- Robert Hughes
- Edouard Jaguer
- Jonathan Jones
- Michael Kimmelman
- Tulsa Kinney
- Hilton Kramer
- Rosalind Krauss
- Libby Lumpkin
- Maureen Mullarkey
- Herbert Read
- Pierre Restany
- Harold Rosenberg
- John Ruskin
- Frank Rutter
- Jerry Saltz
- Charlie Scheips
- Brian Sewell
- Armand Silvestre
- Liz Smith
- Ture Sjolander
- Rafael Squirru
- Michel Tapié
- Amei Wallach
- Karen Wilkin