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Originally Posted by Thomasin Dewhurst
The hatefulness lies in the artist's misanthropy.
It is the lack of feeling, never mind profound, that makes Mueck's work seem like the end of a bout of stomach flu.
I wonder if he is pretentious or just simple-minded. He probably thinks his works are really good.
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Yes, but how do you like his work, really? Don't hold back.
I don't know that he is pretentious or simple-minded, as I'm not personally acquainted with him. I rather doubt he's either. He certainly has pushed some buttons here, which likely is exactly what he set out to do, and which means he succeeded rather brilliantly.