On this side of the Atlantic, we have artistic pretensions.

Sometimes I accuse myself of hiding behind my artistic pretensions.

Her ex-boyfriend wasn't much to start with-and empty shell of s guy with artistic pretensions.

She has no pretensions of any kind for that matter, intellectual, artistic or social.

Others regard it as Kafka's ironic comment on artistic pretensions.

But an integrated upper middle-class community with artistic pretensions turns out to be a pretty interesting place to write about.

Hogarth also takes the opportunity to comment on artistic pretensions.

Despite Friar's artistic pretensions, the film is a success, and more orders are quickly forthcoming.

"He is not placed on earth to serve selflessly the artistic pretensions of his writers."

Such artistic pretensions don't add much to the show.