Word: notionally
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...auctioneers who control the system that assigns value to artists' works." That may be so, says Kirk Varnedoe, director of the department of painting and sculpture at New York City's Museum of Modern Art, who does not completely accept or reject the feminist critique. But to dismiss the notion of quality, he says, also challenges the very purpose of art criticism and art appreciation. Says Varnedoe: "One is never relieved of the burden of making judgments about relative quality -- nor should...
Silber, for example, is nominally a Democrat, but last year reportedly flirted with the notion of running for governor on the Republican ticket. And he has taken flak for his outspoken style of speaking, alienating many potential liberal supporters...
...attendant upon its loss. Thus the tropical rain forests are said to hold medicinal, agricultural and scientific wealth. This kind of argument, credible as it may be, reflects scientists' perceptions that only appeals to man's self-interest will generate public support for conservation. But anthropocentric arguments legitimatize the notion that species must justify their right to exist by proving their utility to man. That leaves the vast majority of species defenseless and debases the fundamental reason for preserving them -- their intrinsic worth...
...subscribe to the notion that a military strike by the U.S. could bring about a quick end to the problem...
...life. As soon as he has learned to drive, Kissin plans to get a car. A girlfriend may take longer; currently he travels with his mother and his teacher. Relaxation takes the form of playing the rags of Scott Joplin and reading Pushkin and Tolstoy. He rejects the notion that he is still too young to understand the depths of his art. "For me, it's natural," he says. "Please don't take this as being immodest, but with my potential, I could have already done more than I have." Given that the history of music is dotted with performers...