1. In this era of rapid social and technological change leading to increasing life complexity and psychological displacement, both positive and negative effects among persons in Western society call for a balance in which there are both specialists and generalists.

2. As the head of Pharmacology at my university once said (and I paraphrase):“。。。。。。。。。”This illustrates the point that

3. Simply put, without specialists, our society would find itself bogged down(停滞不前的) in the Sargasso sea of information overload.

4. Without generalists, society becomes inward-looking and eventually inefficient. Without a society that recognizes the importance of broad-mindedness and fora a for sharing generalities, individuals become isolated. Thus, while our form of society necessitates specialists, generalists are equally important.

5、However, reflecting on(思考，反省) these three functions makes clear that the art critic actually offers very little to society.

6、Although the critic can help us understand and appreciate art, more often than not, critique is either counterproductive to achieving the objective of art or altogether irrelevant to that objective.

7. a critic can provide feedback(反馈信息) for artists; and constructive(useful and intended to help or improve something) criticism, if taken to heart, can result in better work.

8. true appreciation of art occurs at the moment we encounter art; it is the emotional, even visceral(发自内心的) impact that art has on our senses, spirits, and souls that is the real value of art

9. The critic’s second function that of evaluator who filters out bad art from the worthwhile is one that we must be very wary(谨慎的，小心翼翼的) of.

10. The art critic’s judgment is limited by the narrow confines(界限，范围) of old and established parameters(参数) for evaluation. Moreover, critical judgment is often misguided by the ego(自负); thus its value is questionable in any event(不管怎样，无论如何).