Art’s Prospect

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“A scathing critic but one whose tirades are usually justified…his intellectual rigor is refreshing.”

“Roger Kimball is one of the few critics writing in art today who combines an acute visual sense of beauty with historical knowledge, a coherent philosophy of art, and a ability to write clean, vigorous, and accurate English. To these virtues he adds refreshing common sense. So there is much to be learned and enjoyed in these stimulating, provocative, and elegant essays.”

“Whether Kimball is lauding or slicing, Christopher Lane always shapes his narration to fit. In fact, Lane seems to take particular pleasure in performing the more conversational style Kimball uses in the negative pieces, pausing to let choice words sink in and hammering home selected ridiculous quotations from contemporary theory. The resulting synthesis of narrator and text is highly entertaining.”

“Narrator Lane reads with a distinct and sardonic quality perfect for the subject matter. The result is lively and informative.”

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