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A review by tallblackguy
Art on My Mind: Visual Politics by bell hooks
2.0
I wanted to like this more, but just couldn't. While it did get me thinking about things like art education and the seeming need for art critics to shape their views and writing to expectations put on them by Eurocentric norms and practices, it didn't do much in terms of giving me more to look at in terms of reviews and writing that were accesible or embraced what there is of AfAm visual art tradition.
In the few turns she takes at it, of writing about the art and interviewing artists themselves, hooks really can't escape the verbosity nor the urge to gush over her interview subjects, often outpacing them for lines. In more example than one, she gushes on for 200-300 words, only for the artist to respond "Yes." If this is what art crit is, even without the Eurocentrism, it's definitely apt to not appeal to anyone but the moneyed and social strata who look at art in terms of investment value instead of aesthetics or visceral connections.
In the few turns she takes at it, of writing about the art and interviewing artists themselves, hooks really can't escape the verbosity nor the urge to gush over her interview subjects, often outpacing them for lines. In more example than one, she gushes on for 200-300 words, only for the artist to respond "Yes." If this is what art crit is, even without the Eurocentrism, it's definitely apt to not appeal to anyone but the moneyed and social strata who look at art in terms of investment value instead of aesthetics or visceral connections.