Bucking the Artworld Tide: Reflections on Art Pseudo Art Art Education & Theory

Todays 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 authors 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 constitutes a critique of K-12 art education which has all too readily adopted the contemporary artworlds anti-traditional mindset.