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| Robert Hughes 1938 - 2012 |
I was greatly saddened when I heard Robert Hughes had died eighteen months ago because he, of all the critics I followed, was able to express my own feelings about the contemporary world of art as a painter. Hughes was known to be irascible, combative, and often infuriating, and likely a person you wouldn't want to spend much time around – but he was also capable of connecting the dots and winnowing the meaningful wheat from the obnoxious chaff – from the Pre-Renaissance to the Post-Modernist periods. As a follower of Hughes, I had hoped to continue reading his books and essays for years, and watching his occasional documentaries. But now he is gone and has become another voice speaking from the grave.
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| Mona Lisa 1517 - ???? |
I stumbled across one of my favorite Hughes documentaries on YouTube yesterday while surfing the web. I first saw it six or seven years ago and don't know how long it will remain accessible here, but The Mona Lisa Curse keeps popping up on the web like a ghostly game of whack-a-mole. As it should. Watching Hughes expound on the mismatch between money and contemporary art demonstrates how the high-flying world of painting has jumped the shark and transformed itself into something unrelated to anything of substance. Whether you end up agreeing with Hughes or not I hope you will spend the time to hear him out. This video runs one hour and fifteen minutes so settle down with a pot of tea or a fresh cup of coffee and click it to full-screen. Let the dead man have his say…
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1 reader comments:
Quite the fascinating character. thanks for the link.
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