Performers have the right to say what they want to, and anyone paying money has the right to accept or reject the art and entertainment that's available. Penn Jillette acceptartentertainment Change image and share on social
What I am out to do is make sure that the Met continues to be the most exciting encyclopedic museum in the world. I want to sustain the vibrancy that makes it exciting to work here, that makes it exciting for visitors. The art remains central. Thomas P. Campbell artcentralcontinue share on social
As far as I have been able to understand, the Japanese seem to keep things close to the vest. Friendly but remote and polite to the point of being invisible. It is in the music, literature, film and art that the Japanese really seem to express themselves. Henry Rollins artcloseexpress share on social
The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. Gustave Flaubert artdiscoverwrite Change image and share on social
You know, art is very emotional business. But mostly it becomes not emotional, the fabric of commodity. It becomes business. It becomes so many different things. Because we forgot there was emotions involved. Marina Abramovic artbusinesscommodity share on social
Roman Polanski is a man who cares deeply about his art and its place in this world. What happened to him on his incredible path is filled with tragedy, and most men would have collapsed. Instead, he became a great artist and continues to make great films. Harvey Weinstein artartistcare share on social
The thing is that as you grow through life, the pursuit of art and the pursuit of new ideas, all these things keeps your mind elastic. Patti Smith artelasticgrow Change image and share on social
All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks. Gilbert K. Chesterton architectureartfirework Change image and share on social
I especially love all the instruments of art: inks, pens, paintbrushes, watercolors and oils, fine papers and canvases, and although I love to mess around with these tools and objects, I have minimal artistic skills. Sharon Creech artartisticcanvas share on social
Walt Whitman defended the sacredness of love, the purity of passion - the passion that builds every home and fills the world with art and song. Robert Green Ingersoll artbuilddefend Change image and share on social
