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an essay evaluating or analyzing something
in a critique of the retrospective, the reviewer faulted it for not including more of the painter's mature works
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Still, some critiques of USAID spending are arguably fair: During George W. Bush’s presidency, for example, USAID contracted companies that had been major Bush-campaign donors for projects in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Combining political commentary with unabashed aesthetic pleasure, Wilding’s oeuvre both models new worlds and mounts critiques of the existing order of things.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 4 Feb. 2025
As a consequence, courtesy of semiotics, twentieth-century Mannerism became an explicit critique of precedent, which classical Mannerism had always been—without saying so.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
The comment was widely perceived as a critique of the shift toward new media platforms, where artists increasingly engage with fans outside of traditional press.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Combining political commentary with unabashed aesthetic pleasure, Wilding’s oeuvre both models new worlds and mounts critiques of the existing order of things.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 4 Feb. 2025
As a consequence, courtesy of semiotics, twentieth-century Mannerism became an explicit critique of precedent, which classical Mannerism had always been—without saying so.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
The comment was widely perceived as a critique of the shift toward new media platforms, where artists increasingly engage with fans outside of traditional press.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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