The Blind Spot of Swedish Art World Exceptionalism
A small and comfortable cultural elite, convinced of their own progressive values, retains authorship over Sweden’s consensus-driven identity.
A small and comfortable cultural elite, convinced of their own progressive values, retains authorship over Sweden’s consensus-driven identity.
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Art criticism is losing its footing amid obsessive demands for distribution and relevance. This is a problem for art too.
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