I think good art should always be entertaining, or at least give pleasure of some sort. And my chief goal as a writer has always been to tell a good story and give my readers a good time. Kenneth Oppel artchiefentertain Change image and share on social
I think it's always hard for people to get their head around the fact that populist, commercial films can also actually be great works of art. Helen Mirren artcommercialfact Change image and share on social
The New York art world readily proves people wrong. Just when folks say that things stink and flibbertigibbet critics wish the worst on us all because we're not pure enough, good omens appear. Jerry Saltz artbadcritic Change image and share on social
Almost all institutions own a lot more art than they can ever show, much of it revealing for its timeliness, genius, or sheer weirdness. Jerry Saltz artgeniusinstitution Change image and share on social
The art gods cooked up something special for James Ensor. Jerry Saltz artcookensor Change image and share on social
It is not possible to overstate the influence of Paul Cezanne on twentieth-century art. He's the modern Giotto, someone who shattered one kind of picture-making and invented a new one that the world followed. Jerry Saltz artcenturycezanne share on social
I think of other artists as generous when I get inspired by their work. That's why I like curating. You don't want to take someone else's art and have your way with it. You've got to be respectful of them. Nate Lowman artartistcurate share on social
Well, I'd say that the beginning of this thing came through with Art of This Century, Peggy Guggenheim's, where she opened this gallery and began showing some things that caused a little talk, amongst a lot of other things. Lee Krasner artbegincause share on social
The first, that their pretensions to this possession of an art properly so called in their art of speaking are entirely unfounded; and the second, that they are involved in a profound mistake in their confusion of the good with the pleasant. Friedrich Schleiermacher artcallconfusion share on social
Here society is reduced to its original elements, the whole fabric of art and conventionality is struck rudely to pieces, and men find themselves suddenly brought back to the wants and resources of their original natures. Francis Parkman artbackbring share on social