The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. Pablo Picasso artdailydust Change image and share on social
You can understand nothing about art, particularly modern art, if you do not understand that imagination is a value in itself. Milan Kundera artimaginationmodern Change image and share on social
Performance has to be mainstream art. This is what I'm fighting for. Marina Abramovic artfightmainstream Change image and share on social
At the end of the day, you want to be always the one that's one step ahead of everybody, and when it comes to hip-hop, culture and art, you want to be that signature guy. Carmelo Anthony aheadartculture Change image and share on social
But in the finished art of the song the use of words has no connection with the use of words in poetry. John Drinkwater artconnectionfinish Change image and share on social
A great department store, easily reached, open at all hours, is more like a good museum of art than any of the museums we have yet established. John Cotton Dana artdepartmenteasily Change image and share on social
We're all going about trying to make beauty in the world and trying to make order out of chaos. And that's what art is. Rebecca Makkai artbeautychaos Change image and share on social
Theatre's great. It's such an act of faith. It's a wonderful art form where you suspend disbelief for a couple of hours. It's a lovely art form because the actors and the audience are alive and in the room at the same time together. That's why I love the theatre. Israel Horovitz actactoralive share on social
Art is a habit-forming drug. Art has absolutely no existence as veracity, as truth. People always speak of it with this great, religious reverence, but why should it be so revered? Marcel Duchamp absolutelyartdrug Change image and share on social
I don't like most contemporary art. But I think if you talked to any person who's heavily involved in contemporary art, they'd say the same thing. If you go to a biennale, you don't expect to like much of it. Tom Rachman artbiennalecontemporary share on social
