Art Quotes
“It's important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators of culture for thousands of years before. These were very intelligent, subtle and sophisticated people, with organized societies and great art.”
“Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.”
-- Andre Gide
“She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech.”
-- George Bernard Shaw
“The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting.”
-- Edward Hopper
“When money and hype recede from the art world, one thing I won't miss will be what curator Francesco Bonami calls the 'Eventocracy.' All this flashy 'art-fair art' and those highly produced space-eating spectacles and installations wow you for a minute until you move on to the next adrenaline event.”
-- Jerry Saltz