Should Quotes by Jerry Saltz

9 Should quotes by Jerry Saltz

Jerry Saltz dissects culture with wit and candor. This short set of nine "Should" quotes delivers his incisive take on creativity, criticism, and the ever‑shifting art scene.

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More and more in the art world are becoming moralistic, telling artists and critics what they should and shouldn't write, do, or…

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Mission accomplished. The Museum of Modern Art's wide-open, tall-ceilinged, super-reinforced second floor was for all intents and purposes built to accommodate monumental…

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Galleries needn't be exactly like White Columns purely because times are bad again. But the idea of this special space could -…

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The art world is an all-volunteer force. No one has to be here if he or she doesn't want to be, and…

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Don’t go to a museum with a destination. Museums are wormholes to other worlds. There are ecstasy machines. Follow your eyes to…

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We're all entitled to opinions about how art institutions should behave, and entitled to voicing those opinions through whatever means available to…

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The giant white cube is now impeding rather than enhancing the rhythms of art. It preprograms a viewer's journey, shifts the emphasis…

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These days, newish art can be priced between $10,000 and $25,000. When I tell artists that a new painting by a newish…

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Anyone who relishes art should love the extraordinary diversity and psychic magic of our art galleries. There's likely more combined square footage…

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My nominee for Best Picture of the year - maybe the best picture ever, because it's essentially made up of and is an ecstatic…

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Many things happened in the sixties, but the period is no more significant, better, or more 'political' than today. It's time to turn the…

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When people in stadiums do the Wave, it's the group-mind collective organism spontaneously organizing itself to express an emotion, pass time, and reflect the…

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