But is it art?

Believer Magazine interviews art critic Dave Hickey.

"In twenty years we’ve gone from a totally academicized art world to a totally commercialized art world, and in neither case is criticism a function. We’re all supposed to be positive about art. Nobody plays defense! I mean, my job, to a certain extent, is to be in the net. My job is to mow stuff down."

I'm not an artist, except in a can-you-redo-this-in-Helvetica-by-noon-Wednesday sense, but others may find solace, outrage or simply confusion in this interview.