Art Wars

For art collector Herbert Vogel,
who reportedly died today

Philip Kennicott in The Washington Post , July 3, 2009— 

"The Vogels help allay deep cultural fears
within the art world— fears that art is elitist,
or some kind of confidence game,
or not a serious endeavor (a fear that has
dogged art since at least the time of Plato)."

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