What Role Does the Art Critic Play in the Making of Value in Art?

Transcript of Josef James' presentation delivered for the seminar titled 'Art Values: And How to Make These Effective Through Presentation, Promotion and Preservation' at Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, on 14 and 15 March 1975.

The paper is about the role of the critics in theorising practice and their responsibilities to the artists and the public.

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The seminar titled 'Art Values: And How to Make These Effective through Presentation, Promotion and Preservation', which held at Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, on 14 and 15 March 1975, was part of the 4th Triennial and was co-convened by K.G. Subramanyan and Richard Bartholomew. The invited participants included Vivan Sundaram, Pranabranjan Ray, L.P. Sihare, Geeta Kapur, Nissim Ezekiel, Josef James, Adi Davierwalla, Ram Kumar, Suhash Nimbalkar, Prafulla Mohanti, Dinkar Kowshik, Keshav Malik, Virendra Kumar, R. Chatterji, and V.R. Amberkar.

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1975

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What Role Does the Art Critic Play in the Making of Value in Art?