The desire to be primitive was very much a function of fin-… - Robert Hughes

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The desire to be primitive was very much a function of fin-de-siècle imperialism; it appealed to strong egos and domineering minds.

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Robert Studley Forrest Hughes (28 July 1938 – 6 August 2012) was an Australian art critic, writer, and documentary broadcaster.

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