Art Quotes
“Damien Hirst is the Elvis of the English art world, its ayatollah, deliverer, and big-thinking entrepreneurial potty-mouthed prophet and front man. Hirst synthesizes punk, Pop Art, Jeff Koons, Marcel Duchamp, Francis Bacon, and Catholicism.”
“The last time money left the art world, intrepid types maxed out their credit cards and opened galleries, and a few of them have become the best in the world.”
-- Jerry Saltz
“Art is changing. Again. Here. Now. Opportunities to witness this are rare, so attend and observe.”
-- Jerry Saltz
“Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.”
-- Victor Hugo
“The problem is that once the rules of art are debunked, and once the unpleasant realities the irony diagnoses are revealed and diagnosed, 'then' what do we do?”
-- David Foster Wallace