Rose Wylie's "Bad Paintings" and the Lost Standards of Contemporary Art
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J.J. Charlesworth
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J.J. Charlesworth reviews Rose Wylie's exhibition, questioning whether contemporary painting faces any real demands or critical standards in an era where artistic progress is no longer a meaningful framework. The article examines Wylie's deliberately naive, childlike style through the lens of painting's anachronistic status in contemporary art, and whether her work represents genuine regression or a knowing commentary on the medium's current condition.
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After all, what would be the criteria for such a judgement, since ideas of progress (in art and elsewhere) are long gone and contemporary painting tends to be seen by now as an anachronistic pursuit?
J.J. Charlesworth wonders whether anything is actually demanded of painting anymore
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