* Good Art Is Realistic -- I know, we all thought that old saw had been thrown out years ago. But you'd be amazed how many people insist that you can still spot good artists because "the things ...

It’s a new year, which is a fine excuse as any to ditch old bad habits. Here below, I have assembled a not-at-all exhaustive list of art-writing words that I could do without in 2015.

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Join us, then, as we take you on a journey through our most hated box art cliches. 1. Don%26rsquo;t look at the camera. Above: Hey, over here!

Artist Joan Tanner will join acclaimed poet and art critic John Yau for a conversation at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30 in the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s (SBMA) Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State St.