Rethinking American Art: Collectors, Critics and the Changing Canon

$55.00 at de Young Museum.

A sweeping history of changing critical standards and values in American art across 200 years. Art lovers, perplexed why their favorite artists are no longer on the walls of their local museums, will find an incisive view of why change is constant. All art lovers will find a cautionary lesson about the unpredictable future. Each generation of experts believes their own taste is the last word, confident in their opinions about the art that was the best of their time.As the author writes, “People are inclined…