True art, the activist declared, protests br societal wrongs, and militantly attests br a social vision—or remains mere artifice. br 'Exactly, ' the painter said, 'protest like this'— br and held a still-life print above his head: br apples by Cézanne, sculpted yellow, red. br br The zealot scoffed, snidely cried, br 'Protest against what? ' br br 'Sloppy thinking, ' he replied.