Download or read book Bucking the Artworld Tide: Reflections on Art, Pseudo Art, Art Education & Theory written by Michelle Marder Kamhi and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's artists and art lovers who adhere to a traditional view of art are virtually submerged in the tsunami of anti-traditional work and supporting critical spin generated by the contemporary artworld. Bucking the Artworld Tide--comprising more than three decades of the author's contrarian writing and speaking-is written from their perspective. It offers a solid defense of traditional visual art, as well as trenchant critiques of countless "new art forms" invented since the early 20th century and of the flawed theoretical assumptions behind them. A key part of the volume deals with K-12 art education, which has all too readily adopted the contemporary artworld's anti-traditional mindset.