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Perfectly good art…

February 5, 2010 By admin

ruined by perfectly bad words:

“Wangechi Mutu’s work boldly explores the contradictions of female and cultural identity, drawing the viewer into conversations about beauty, consumerism, colonialism, race, and gender…”

Why can’t painters stick to painting? There’s a reason you’re a painter — you can’t write. Stop trying.

If your paintings are so good, they shouldn’t need “artist’s statements.”

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