Top 496 Art Quotes

I was at a pretty rough school, and the only thing I was good at was art.

I was at a pretty rough school, and the only thing I was good at was art.

Roger Rees

In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.

In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.

Julia Child

By denying its musical and artistic merit, hip hop's critics get to have it both ways: they can deny the legitimate artistic standing of rap while seizing on its pervasive influence as an art form to prove what a terrible effect it has on youth.

Michael Eric Dyson

It dawned on me that art was the way I could survive.

It dawned on me that art was the way I could survive.

Maurice Sendak

There was once a time when art history and film were basically the same medium, but art history is frozen in late-19th-century technology that has survived into the early 21st century.

There was once a time when art history and film were basically the same medium, but art history is frozen in late-19th-century technology that has survived into the early 21st century.

Robert Nelson

A sad fact of life lately at the Museum of Modern Art is that when it comes to group shows of contemporary painting from the collection, the bar has been set pretty low.

A sad fact of life lately at the Museum of Modern Art is that when it comes to group shows of contemporary painting from the collection, the bar has been set pretty low.

Jerry Saltz

When museums are built these days, architects, directors, and trustees seem most concerned about social space: places to have parties, eat dinner, wine-and-dine donors. Sure, these are important these days - museums have to bring in money - but they gobble up space and push the art itself far away from the entrance.

Jerry Saltz

The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, one that lasts 30 dynasties spread over 3,000 years.

Jerry Saltz

The art world is molting - some would say melting. Galleries are closing; museums are scaling back.

The art world is molting - some would say melting. Galleries are closing; museums are scaling back.

Jerry Saltz

I think art can reflect tragedy.

I think art can reflect tragedy.

John Corigliano

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