Comedy is the one absolutely self-aware art form. Actually, hip-hop's another one, I suppose. Because in your songs you're talking about how good a hip-hop artist you are. It's like a painter painting a panting of himself painting a painting. Bo Burnham absolutelyartartist share on social
To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job. Simone de Beauvoir artcatchhold Change image and share on social
When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul. Max Beerbohm arthospitalitylose Change image and share on social
I own a home in Kyoto, Japan actually on the temple on grounds in Nanzenji that is going to become a Japanese art museum. Larry Ellison artgroundhome Change image and share on social
I thought art was dead rabbits hanging by their feet on a wall. I went to Italy and saw all the religious paintings, and they didn't move me all that much. Then someone invited me to see this van Gogh exhibit at the Rosenberg Gallery in San Francisco. Irving Stone artdeadexhibit share on social
Cultural confinement takes place when a curator imposes his own limits on an art exhibition, rather than asking an artist to set his limits. Robert Smithson artartistconfinement Change image and share on social
A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment. Beverly Sills artautonomyculture share on social
An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it. Paul Valery abandonartistfinish Change image and share on social
I love art. My sister is an artist and my mother is a painter, so it is very much in the family. I haven't ever wanted to be a fine artist myself - my sister robbed me of my artistic talent, I think. Douglas Booth artartistartistic Change image and share on social
I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position. Marcel Duchamp artbeautychess Change image and share on social
