"It used to be that if you stood in front of a painting you didn't understand, you'd have some obligation to guess. Now you don't,"

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Source : "Doyen of American critics turns his back on the 'nasty, stupid' world of modern art". Interview with Edward Helmore and Paul Gallagher, www.theguardian.com. October 28, 2012.

Dave Hickey

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