[Revolting cat!]

But he fends off the common, nihilistic modern argument that art “is all a matter of personal taste,” saying that there is “an absolute standard of artistic merit,” which is “in the last resort a moral one.”

If you agree with Huxley here, you can (and should) apply his standard to other art forms. I do.

[a fool in paradise]

“Modern art” was created to be ANTI-art. Anti-art has now become the dominant art form of the 20th century.

Time for genuine art to return into view.

[SeekAndFind]

RE If you agree with Huxley here, you can (and should) apply his standard to other art forms.

So using his criteria, what do we make of this Picasso painting?

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

If you agree with Huxley here, you can (and should) apply his standard to other art forms. I do.

Right on.

If you have trouble recognizing greatness, it's easier to recognize garbage, which is almost all modern.

[editor-surveyor]

We all know what Huxley was.