Is Blogging Criticism? - Anjali Gupta
by Kevin Freitas
Anjali Gupta raises an interesting question at this year's College Art Association's annual conference, the topic: Can Anyone Be a Critic? The Collision between Traditional Criticism and Blogging. You can read what she has to say on the subject, by visiting the Texas Visual Art online blog at Glasstire. Is Blogging Criticism? is of course, of great interest to me since I try to do just that, and do it here on Art as Authority in blog format. I think it's a fair question and would myself, answer yes, believing that criticism should adapt to different mediums and technologies (emphasis on the non-traditional), as much as art has, in the last twenty-five years.
So, how would you answer? Feel free to leave a comment if your thoughts run beyond a simple yes or no.
photo by p*rock
sculpture by French artist César
Comments
Dear Art as Authority,
I read your interview in "Dust," and thought, this guy is in my alley. Not to say I write criticism, which I don't, being blond. And my writing definitely falls into the sloppy category (more interested in my ever changing image). But... maybe we can "interact"?
Anyway, anyone who likes Larry is a friend of mine.
kisses,
Kloe
www.kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com
Posted by: Kloe | juillet 12, 2008 09:49 PM
Is innocence questionable?
Posted by: RG | juillet 13, 2008 02:45 AM
I'll edit you, if you edit me! Love, P
Posted by: Patricia | juillet 14, 2008 11:36 AM
i think that sculpture is pretty cool.
Posted by: kaizer | juillet 14, 2008 11:59 PM
NO, but why not ?
But the question is wrong itself.
The Blog or blogging, as you like, is a frame of communication only.
Its content can be art criticism or just an opinion without art knowledge background.
The autor of a critic must be give some personnal references to link its estimation with its own quality.
The result of the vote is distressing (dismay) and naive.
Posted by: mw | août 14, 2008 02:30 AM