An excerpt from Philly.com article Art: The Many Aspects of Barbara Kasten, March 15, 2015 by Thomas Hine
“It is often easier to understand and respond to art that is either very old or very new than to the work of the recent past, two or three decades ago. After all, we are living in the same moment as the contemporary artist, while the older artist can be safely placed in a historical context. But the recent past is unsettled terrain..”