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Do Art Critics Matter?

Description: New York Magazine’s Senior Art Critic Jerry Saltz rarely misses a gallery or museum opening. With a stroke of a pen, he can make ordestroy a new artist. Known as the ”people’s critic,” he tells Jim Zirin what he likes, and what he detests about the art world, which he sees as increasingly obsessed with money. But do we need critics to tell us what art is good?

English
  • Originally Aired December 12, 2018
  • Runtime 27 minutes
  • Network PBS
  • Created April 8, 2024 by
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  • Modified April 8, 2024 by
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