I don't really think Clement Greenberg being "art czar" was all that consequential or even the case, he attached his theories to Ab Ex, and then protested bitterly and was ignored about the next waves—he hated neo-dada, he hated Pophttps://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1516776039560712193 …
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Replying to @lionel_trolling
Obviously there were trends outside Greenberg's sway (the Czar, for that matter, had a shaky hold on parts of the empire) but there were many artists (including two I know personally) who listened devotedly to his dictates and were shaped by his whims.
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cmon that's ridiculous jeet. he was an interesting critic, he was dogmatic, but plenty of great artists just said "you know what i dont care what he says" and thats part what made them great. and they were both terrific commercial and critical successes
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Replying to @lionel_trolling @HeerJeet
the idea that clement greenberg seriously held back progress in art in america is not true, he couldnt hold back shit as it turned out
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I'm not super-serious about this but I think there were good figurative painters (Jacob Lawrence, Farfield Porter) who were marginalized during Peak Greenberg years.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
yeah but there are always critics and marginalized artists
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