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September 28, 2010
Reflecting on the debate on art criticism at Critical Failure on film, books, theatre, and the visual arts Ben Eltham says in Crikey that:
In the new world, armies of bloggers and online critics have diluted that power — but also democratised and decentralised critical culture globally. On the internet, everyone’s a critic — or can at least try. As a result, the old verities are being challenged, and print critics are increasingly finding themselves marginalised in their own publications.
Eltham adds that the old status distinctions are breaking down, and what’s replacing them is a rich ecosystem of amateur but often highly informed online critical writing.
The space in the mainstream press for art criticism continues to decline and a lot of art criticism in the mainstream press is puff pieces in the lifestyle pages that recycle media releases. These are essentially promotion.
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