Art Quotes
“Artistic qualities that once seemed undeniable don't seem so now. Sometimes these fluctuations are only fickleness of taste, momentary glitches in an artist's work, or an artist getting ahead of his audience (it took me ten years to catch up to Albert Oehlen). Other times, however, these problems mean there's something wrong with the art.”
“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