This collection of essays and discussions examines the role of judgment in art writing within the context of a renewed interest in the efficacy and function of

Art criticism is spurned by universities, but widely produced and read. It is seldom theorized and its history has hardly been investigated. The State of Art Cr

History of art criticism - Describing and interpreting art - Judging art - Writing and talking about art - Theory and art criticism.

Art criticism was once passionate, polemical and judgmental: now critics are more often interested in ambiguity, neutrality, and nuanced description. And while