The Guardian view on ‘discovering’ overlooked artists: look to the present, too | Editorial

It’s wonderful when artists are given the attention they deserve late in life – but there’s little cause for self-congratulationLast week an exhibition opened at the Serpentine Gallery in London devoted to an artist whose work, hitherto unheard of by most art lovers, is receiving a glowing response from critics. This “emerging” artist, receiving her first solo show at a public institution, is 98 years old. Luchita Hurtado, who was born in Caracas, has lived a long,