I've been in companies where they have galas. U.S. companies aren't government-funded, so they invite wealthier people to come to these events. It's a very glamorous art form. They send you off to talk to bankers, and they make you feel objectified in a way. Sarah Hay artbankercompany share on social
There has always been quite a strong black and white art tradition in Australia, with quite a large contingent of cartoonists, given the size of the population. Pat Oliphant artaustraliablack Change image and share on social
There arose a belief in style - and in banality. Banality encompassed politics, too, because it was a common belief that politics were not worthy of art. Douglas Sirk ariseartbanality Change image and share on social
The non-utility of my kitchen could be transformed into its utility for art. To do a show there would mix art and life, naturally. Hans-Ulrich Obrist artkitchenlife Change image and share on social
In my regular life, I am very involved in commissions for cities and sometimes countries. And I think of public art as a team sport. The outcome is only possible with the interaction of all the players. Janet Echelman artcitycommission share on social
The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. Pythagoras artevilgood Change image and share on social
Reading is a majority skill but a minority art. Yet nothing can replace the exact, complicated, subtle communion between absent author and entranced, present reader. Julian Barnes absentartauthor Change image and share on social
You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul. George Bernard Shaw artfaceglass Change image and share on social
If you look at the requirements for just one piece, like art, from one generation of games to the next, it will change radically. You need people who are adaptable because the thing that makes you the best in the world in one generation of games is going to be totally useless in the next. Gabe Newell adaptableartchange share on social
Distortion came first from the fauves, who, in turn, were under the strong influence of primitive art. Marcel Duchamp artdistortionfauve Change image and share on social