I don't know a single collector or museum director who says: 'Oh, he's on a list, so I think I'll buy something of his.' The people who buy my art put a little more thought into it than that. Olafur Eliasson artbuycollector Change image and share on social
I wanted to start a revolution, using art to build the sort of society I myself envisioned. Yayoi Kusama artbuildenvision Change image and share on social
I have been using polka dots since I was a very young child. Only after that, it seems, have they been used throughout the rest of the art world. Yayoi Kusama artchilddot Change image and share on social
In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her. Yayoi Kusama americanartavant share on social
But only art and music have the power to bring peace. Yoko Ono artbringmusic Change image and share on social
I feel like Adele is a diva. Not in the bad way. She is one of the greatest voices of this industry and of her own art. What she offers is so unique that she's risen to such a status that very few artists can enjoy. Xavier Dolan adeleartartist share on social
A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art. Louis Nizer accidentartbeautiful Change image and share on social
I'm giving into my tendency to want to blur and blend the lines between art and life, and privacy and sharing. Lia Ices artblendblur Change image and share on social
I never can pass by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York without thinking of it not as a gallery of living portraits but as a cemetery of tax-deductible wealth. Lewis H. Lapham artcemeterydeductible Change image and share on social
Of course, I did lots of what would be called graphic design now, what used to be called commercial art. Leonard Baskin artcallcommercial Change image and share on social