Art class was my thing, but not any other class. Dan Colen artclassthing Change image and share on social
It's an honor putting art above politics. Politics can be seductive in terms of things reductive to the soul. Robert Redford arthonorpolitic Change image and share on social
For an American, there's no automatic place where people love the art of poetry. There's not a social class that considers poetry its property the way in some countries there's a snob value to the art. Robert Pinsky americanartautomatic share on social
Music is an emotional experience, and that is what imprints itself on the soul. And I think for me, any great art is art which communicates human emotion. Greg Lake artcommunicateemotion Change image and share on social
Television is much better crafted today then in the 70s. The content is less positive but I'm one of those that feel our entertainment reflects our world, it's not a driver - art imitates life. Christopher Knight 70sartcontent Change image and share on social
If you have something you do that's unique, you just end up in situations. Your art can take you to places without you working too hard to force something to happen. Reggie Watts artendforce Change image and share on social
Art isn't held with the same high regard as it is after success. In any country, in any language, you're a loser if you're making music until you prove otherwise. K'naan artcountryhigh Change image and share on social
The late Seventies was the death of the manufacturing age in the United States. It was also a time when the Pictures Generation artists were getting started. They co-opted the language of advertising. The factory disappeared, and weirdly, so did the art object - it was the age of making gestures, not objects. Rachel Kushner advertiseageart share on social
Art is not journalism. In art, you don't make it to convey a message. Pawel Pawlikowski artconveyjournalism Change image and share on social
I come from a real working class background, and I didn't know anyone sophisticated - except I saw Edie Sedgewick once at the Art Museum in Philly. She had these black leotards and little black pumps and this big ermine cape and all these white dogs and black sunglasses and black eyes. She was classy! Patti Smith artbackgroundbig share on social