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Writers, artists and curators from the UK and beyond debate current topics from the contemporary art world for you to respond to. See what issues are being hotly discussed and add your thoughts and comments to the conversation.

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Rant 77: All for a good cause?

Are some charities being cynical in the way they choose artists to donate artworks for auctions and publications? Robin Cracknell laments the lack of care involved and offers a word of warning.

uploaded: 21/5/2012
last comment: 21/5/2012

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Rant 60: What is Gay Art?
Eilidh Gilfillan

last comment: 18/5/2012 by no name

Just to say - yes really good stuff. My only proplem is whilst there are loads of great books and essays exploring all kinds of things around the issue its not translating into shows and artists...

Rant 76: Why are Openings still called Private Views?
Dany Louise

last comment: 15/5/2012 by Dany

Well, I must say I have been extra-vigilant since this was published, and more invitations to "launches" and "Openings" have arrived than to Private Views... But in the last two weeks I spotted an ACE...

Rant 74: Blockbuster blues
Cara Sutherland

last comment: 4/5/2012 by charlotte squire

yes is it the fact that everyones doing it make the show feel problematic, is it a need to be solitary when viewing art, does being part of a crowd make the viewing experience seem more like mass...

Rant 73: The function of art criticism
Helen Kaplinsky

last comment: 18/4/2012 by no name

I have just been reading Agamben on taste and its appearance in the mid 17th century. I wonder if judgement is still attached to taste and whether the cristicism of taste can hold for...

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