Chapter 2

Interesting quotes:

- "Crits can also be painful rituals that resemble cross-examinations in which artist are forced to rationalized their work and defend themselves from a flurry of half-baked opinions that leave them feeling town apart." pg 47

- "The work you do as an artist is really play, but it is a play in the most serious sense...You are materializing-taking something from the inside and putting it out into the world so you can be relieved of it." pg 52

- Different views on group crits:
"Hickey says 'If you are not sick, don't call the doctor'- Many believe that artist shouldn't be obliged to explain their work!" pg 54

- "When artist are put on the spot, Jones feels, it helps them 'develop thick skins and come to see criticism as rhetoric rather than personal attack." pg 55

- "Never go to the wall text. Never ask the artist. Learn to read the work" pg 54-55

Funny quotes:

- "He certainly gives you enough rope to hang yourself" pg 57

- "MFA stands for yet another Mother-Fucking Artist."