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Might there be a hint of something vain, or self-flattering in that charm?
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Sugimoto’s ecoformalism consists in challenging this self-flattering intuition.
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Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Convert a self-flattering remark into a mixture of both humility-based and complaint-based.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
The notion that history is a story of progress is another self-flattering illusion.
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Helena Rosenblatt,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2024
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Sugimoto’s ecoformalism consists in challenging this self-flattering intuition.
—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Convert a self-flattering remark into a mixture of both humility-based and complaint-based.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
The notion that history is a story of progress is another self-flattering illusion.
—
Helena Rosenblatt,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2024
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“Self-flattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-flattering. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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