Transparency and Copyright
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As I’m very conscious of the often opaque and sometimes downright dubious relationships which can develop between critics and the artists and organisations they critique, I now list at the end of reviews anything which I think might be considered a conflict of interest. This includes whether the reviewed book was a free review copy or whether I paid for it myself, and whether I saw an exhibition at a press private preview or during public opening hours. Providing this information isn’t by any means a requirement of operating as a critic in the United Kingdom, but I think audiences should be aware that these sometimes rather unhealthy relationships do exist, that awareness of this should frame how you approach a critic’s reviews, and openness about them should be an important part of undertaking this type of writing.
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