We're living in a tremendously new landscape, and the possibility of what can be created is immense. These tools of the moving image have a relatively short history in art, and what we can do with them is still largely unknown. We are still innovating and finding ways to tell stories. Doug Aitken artcreatefind share on social
We are engaging with so many art forms at once in the 21st century, but we're presented with them in a way that is so isolated. Doug Aitken 21startcentury Change image and share on social
Our most intimate contact with civilizations long since dust has been through the art which has survived them. Carlisle Floyd artcivilizationcontact Change image and share on social
To me, thoughts are fun and art is fun. The strength of our society should not be idle entertainments but the joy of pursuing ideas. Philip Kaufman artentertainmentfun Change image and share on social
When one lives in a society where people can no longer rely on the institutions to tell them the truth, the truth must come from culture and art. John Trudell artcultureinstitution Change image and share on social
I grew up reading Updike. I remember being alarmed to find that he had published short stories by the time he was 22. I think 'Pigeon Feathers' was the first collection of stories I read. Only much later did I discover his non-fiction reviewing and art criticism. Justin Cartwright alarmartcollection share on social
As an actor, you see a sliver of how the show is made, but to see the actual writing process and the re-writing process and the casting process and art direction and set design - all of this is happening in a very intense period. John Slattery actoractualart share on social
The art of being sick is not the same as the art of getting well. Tony Snow artsick Change image and share on social
A picture book is a small door to the enormous world of the visual arts, and they're often the first art a young person sees. Tomie dePaola artbookdoor Change image and share on social
Poetry remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art. Jorge Luis Borges artoralpoetry Change image and share on social