No surprise here: Pop music is by far the most conservative art form there is. Russell Smith artconservativeform Change image and share on social
What I would love to see is art that explicitly addresses not personal intimacies but anonymous intimacies: the vast collections of facts about you and me that now exist in giant server banks. Russell Smith addressanonymousart Change image and share on social
I wish I was better at art. I love some of the great artists of the 19th century and, compared to them, I just feel I lack this technique that they had. They have so much skill. Hayao Miyazaki 19thartartist Change image and share on social
The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body. Martha Graham artbodycreature Change image and share on social
I knew that I wanted to write about a very young woman because I wanted to see the eyes of the art world in a fresh or even slightly naive way. Because there's something very honest about entering a room and not having a read on everyone there. Rachel Kushner artentereye share on social
I get the feeling that people from outside the world of contemporary art see it as deserving of mockery, in an emperor's-new-clothes sort of way. I think that's not right and that it's just because they don't understand the discourse. Rachel Kushner artclothecontemporary share on social
Art is like a stock with a decent return for people in finance, and they get to feel like they are involved with culture, spend time with artists, as part of their dividend. Rachel Kushner artartistculture Change image and share on social
I used to live in New York, and I know a number of people who have friends who work at galleries. I spent time hanging out with them, going to openings. It was a good way to do research, to hang out and to look at the art that was present. Jesse Kellerman artfriendgallery share on social
I think art doesn't have to be created in a period of misery, but it certainly helps. Jenny Lewis artcreatehelp Change image and share on social