We spend more time at cinemas, theaters, art galleries and theme parks than we do at churches, and they have become our new cathedrals. We can spend hours at any of these places of entertainment but if church service goes on too long we get impatient. Michael Huffington artcathedralchurch share on social
My father was invited to play on a television show when I was 17 or 18 that was an early equivalent of educational television, a Sunday afternoon kind of variety art show. John Sebastian afternoonartearly Change image and share on social
I love photography, and I love the art of photography. Helen Mirren artlovephotography Change image and share on social
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. Henry Louis Gates africaafricanarrive share on social
The Met is not only the finest encyclopedic museum of art in the United States; it is arguably the finest anywhere. Jerry Saltz arguablyartencyclopedic Change image and share on social
Wolfgang Tillman's stunning large-scale pictures, being shown for the first time, were so offhand I failed to see them as art. Jerry Saltz artfaillarge Change image and share on social
To me, nothing in the art world is neutral. The idea of 'disinterest' strikes me as boring, dishonest, dubious, and uninteresting. Jerry Saltz artboredishonest Change image and share on social
All art comes from other art, and all immigrants come from other places. Jerry Saltz artimmigrantplace Change image and share on social
I love art dealers. In some ways, they're my favorite people in the art world. Really. I love that they put their money where their taste is, create their own aesthetic universes, support artists, employ people, and do all of this while letting us see art for free. Many are visionaries. Jerry Saltz aestheticartartist share on social
I'm not interested in making art unless I'm totally freaked out and worried people are going to hate it. Grimes artfreakhate Change image and share on social