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 realize that every picture isn't a work of art. Conrad Hall artpicturerealize 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
I think an art collection is a lot like a diary. Your taste evolves with time. I try to never sell anything, because it's part of my journey. Delphine Arnault artcollectiondiary Change image and share on social
I think all art is about control - the encounter between control and the uncontrollable. Richard Avedon artcontrolencounter Change image and share on social
Since 'concepts' are closely bound up with language, concept art is a kind of art of which the material is language. Henry Flynt artbindclosely Change image and share on social
The type of work I do, which is often called 'Pop Surrealism,' is very separate from Gagosian and Mary Boone type of gallery art. Molly Crabapple artboonecall Change image and share on social
Yes, I would loved to have just sustained myself through my art, but less than one in a billion musicians gets that life. So rather than being like, 'I'm an exception!', like a moron, I thought I'd get a real job. Mary Lambert artbillionexception share on social
I think the definition of an artist is not necessarily tied into excellence or talent; an artist is somebody who, if you took away their freedom to make art, would lose their mind. Richard Price artartistdefinition Change image and share on social
I think good art happens on that edge between comfortable and in a lot of pain, you know what I mean? Liz Phair artcomfortableedge Change image and share on social
