“Everyone in this culture understands the freedom and permission of art’s mandate. To put it simply: art ain’t rocket science, and beyond a proclivity to respond and permission to do so, there are no prerequisites for looking at it.”
Consider the validity of Hickey's quote while mulling over two of my favourite scenes from Art School Confidential (2006) dedicated to those hard working students who will be enduring the evaluation process over the next several weeks. I only wish John Malkovich would turn up at one of our university crits!