THE SPECTACLE OF SKILL

Robert Hughes wrote with brutal honesty about art, architecture, culture, religion, and himself. He translated his passionsof which there were many, both positive and negativebrilliantly, convincingly, and with vitality and immediacy, always holding himself to t he same rigorous standards of skill, authenticity, and significance that he did his subjects. There never was, and never will be aga in, a voice like this. In this volume, that voice rings clear through a gathering of some of his most unforgettable writings, culled from nine...[Read more]