by Jon Lackman | 25 May 2006 | Books, Modern
From the L.A. Times: “In 1959, Mark Rothko proclaimed, ‘I hate and distrust all art historians, experts and critics. They are a bunch of parasites, feeding on the body of art. Their work not only is useless, it is misleading. They can say nothing worth listening to about art or the artist, aside from personal gossip, which I grant you can sometimes be interesting.’” Were the artist’s own writings on art and artists any more perceptive? The first collected edition, now available, offers an opportunity for art historians to weigh in.
