Dorota Jarecka
Poland
The Current State of Art Criticism in Poland
By Dorota JareckaThe famous Polish writer Tadeusz Konwicki once said that there is only one section of the newspapers that is more boring than obituariesthe art reviews. This is not to say that he was not interested in art.
Poland
Katarzyna Kozyra with Dorota Jarecka
To be an art critic is to assume an authoritarian position. The whole idea of making judgments is based on power, which is typical for modernity. And I think that the role of an art critic is dying down simply because modernity is dying down. Can a critics use of power verge on abuse?