Only the artists can save the arts critics
As the Independent on Sunday cuts its critics, Ismene Brown defends the reviewer's role and asks arts world to do the sameHow do you put a price on thought? How do you price an opinion? How do you even price the creative thought that the opinion was formed on? How do you do this in a culture " I think that's the right word " where people are used not only to getting opinion for nothing, but expect good information fo…