Lucette ter Borg Reflects on a Career of Art Criticism and the Evolution of Taste

In a personal essay featured in Mister Motley, Dutch art critic Lucette ter Borg reflects on her nearly four-decade-long career and how her tastes have transformed. She likens the body's cellular renewal to the Ship of Theseus, pondering whether her earlier critiques possess the same essence as her more recent ones. Influenced by figures such as André Breton and Anna Tilroe, she recognizes the challenge of achieving objectivity in art criticism. Ter Borg discusses her evolving opinions on Marc Chagall and the significance of Okwui Enwezor's 2001 exhibition 'The Short Century.' Additionally, she reminisces about her 1997 conversation with Mike Kelley and critiques artists like Yayoi Kusama and Anselm Kiefer, ultimately asserting that art eludes complete understanding and inspires her to express her passions.