In Jerry Saltz article about his response on The Met Exhibition Life Like, we as the readers learn about his opinions on this hyperrealism take on the body. He described this exhibit as a frenemy, while in his response criticizes the fast in the artwork chosen with the met being such a prestigious museum. Saltz calls the exhibit “devolatilizing slog” which doesn’t make anything sound even remotely appealing about it. He bashes the western art that the exhibit is comprised of but compliments its equality with being a fair mix of both male and female nudes which was often not seen before the me-too movement. With all the negativity about this exhibit he finishes off with stating that he still recommends it, specifically for its unique pieces that would often not be featured or seen by those

My overall response to the content was overall shock by the amount of negativity Saltz combined in his writing. It seems like a very harsh critique and review of something that from my understanding is exactly what it says it is. I went into further detail looking up this exhibit so I could see it all and read the Mets description of it and compare it to how Saltz described it. He seemed very angry at the exhibit as it was almost a letdown but for me isn’t this the same with every exhibit put together, there is always going to be someone who doesn’t understand the overall tones and meaning behind the work. But it’s still important to learn about and see things we wouldn’t necessarily be interested in or understand fully.