"But it’s not only the passive-agressive dismissal of Mattise’s “so-called art” that I find most interesting in that passage, but rather the resentment against his “band of followers” and their devotion. What’s at stake in the mini-drama this statement describes is controlling the master narrative. This writer knows it, and he/she sees that his/her side is losing the upper hand in it. It’s not just that the writer doesn’t like Matisse’s work. It’s that he/she doesn’t like that other people like Matisse’s work."