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Revision as of 14:18, 9 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
- Guillaume Apollinaire
- Sister Wendy Beckett
- Andrew Berardini
- Clive Bell
- Charles Baudelaire
- John Canaday
- Peter Clothier
- Clarence Cook
- Arthur Danto
- Manny Farber
- Félix Fénéon
- Peter Frank
- Michael Fried
- Roger Fry
- Mat Gleason
- Grace Glueck
- Edward Goldman
- [Adam Gopnik]]
- Blake Gopnik
- Tyler Green
- Clement Greenberg
- Dave Hickey
- Robert Hughes
- Edouard Jaguer
- Chris Kraus
- Michael Kimmelman
- Hilton Kramer
- Rosalind Krauss
- Carrie Lovelace
- Libby Lumpkin
- Maureen Mullarkey
- Robert C. Morgan
- Herbert Read
- Pierre Restany
- Barbara Rose
- Harold Rosenberg
- John Ruskin]
- Frank Rutter
- Brian Sewell
- Rafael Squirru
- Michel Tapié
- Judd Tully
- Karen Wilkin
- Linda Yablonsky
- Zenia Zed