About morality and its place in arts criticism. Definitely give it a read.
Scott has linked to it as well.
I think Art certainly is right to note the whiff of sulfur when powerful critics allow their own umbrage to affect a review. Then again, shouldn't we admit that we're all human. Is there such a thing at leaving your soul at the door when you review a play? Should you ever WANT that sort of critic to show up? Who wears a thin mask of pure objectivity? Like art is an equation with a single solution?
She objected to a duet starring a man and a lobster, based on grounds of being a vegan.
ReplyDeleteShe of course has every right to say whatever she pleases, however, based on that logic I'm sure she has about ten thousand classics left on her list to pan.