Read it through once

The second duty is to the living artist. This duty, however, is not identical with a blind advocacy of novelty. The critic should not be a mere partisan of innovation; nor should he be an enemy of change. His duty to the artist is to see the artist's work in relation to the tradition, to judge it by standards that are both historical and aesthetic. He must inform the artist of the conditions and limitations imposed by the tradition, and he must also recognize the artist's right to break with tradition when such breaking is justified by a genuine creative impulse. The critic should be a mediator between the artist and the public, helping to explain the new work in terms that the public can understand, without sacrificing the integrity of the work.