He writes for the London Evening Standard and is noted for artistic conservatism and his acerbic view of the Turner Prize and conceptual art.

It was in this position that he gained a reputation for artistic conservatism and thus was harmonious with the gallery trustees.

Apart from general artistic conservatism on the Met board, Mr. Levine concedes that he himself began to have second thoughts.

In their first American museum retrospective, their work feels more than a little embalmed, existing behind a not-so-invisible shield of artistic conservatism.

With this radical direction Ms. Wagner does figuratively defy her father, a bulwark of artistic conservatism.

Especially after the funding crises of the early 90's, when many theaters pulled back a bit, and there was a sense that fiscal conservatism was beginning to translate into artistic conservatism.

Basically, Prokofiev was told to bring the score in line with the new artistic conservatism that accompanied the Terror.

English art critic Brian Sewell noted for artistic conservatism and has been described as "Britain's most famous and controversial art critic".

And given the atmosphere of artistic conservatism and fiscal caution that pervades most American musical institutions, they perform an awkward balancing act.

For one thing, their work seems protected by a not-so-invisible shield of artistic conservatism; it is deliberately, almost exultantly retro, which may account for its popularity.