Tradition, standards, truth, and honesty are all I want to talk about when it comes to art, Bill. And while you may, in fact, have read too much, I suggest reading Wolfe's The Painted Word, if you haven't already. That opening stretch lets you know what you get--a look at how the latter half of the twentieth centry turned art into the words on the plaque next to the frame (thanks to the critics and gallery owners who literally invented Jackson Pollock with theory). It's a brilliant little book illustrated by Wolfe himself!
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