There is curiously little art concerning the efficacy of reason - perhaps simply because reason is not noticeably efficacious. Nicholas Mosley artcuriouslyefficacious Change image and share on social
Art was a way for me to express myself and for me to also escape because it was tough growing up as a child. We didn't have a lot of money. I was always creating. I was writing stories. I was doing comic books. I made my own universe. Michelle Phan artbookchild share on social
The war was the end of an era, in art as well. And we were trying to create a new philosophy. Douglas Sirk artcreateend Change image and share on social
I always talk to young writers about when you make art in your room, you make art. And when you send it to New York and L.A., you have to be a professional. Of course, when you sell your book rights as an option for a movie, you have to be a professional about that. Matthew Quick artbookmake share on social
Art collecting has traditionally been the domain of wealthy individuals in search of rewards beyond the purely financial. James Surowiecki artcollectdomain Change image and share on social
I still remember my first Giacometti exhibition, and going back to the museum every day, whenever I could, to look again and again at these long, thin stick figures, so beautiful, so graceful. That, I think, was the moment I became really obsessed by art. Hans-Ulrich Obrist artbackbeautiful share on social
During my time at high school and university in Kreuzlingen and St. Gallen, I traveled around Europe looking at art, visiting artists, studios, galleries and museums. Hans-Ulrich Obrist artartisteurope Change image and share on social
To be honest, I think, for me, the power is always with art. The art world clearly couldn't happen without art. Hans-Ulrich Obrist arthappenhonest Change image and share on social
When I was a kid and started to be obsessed by art in the 1980s, the art world was in this polarity Warhol/Beuys, Beuys/Warhol. Both expended the notion of art extremely, but in very different ways. Hans-Ulrich Obrist 1980sartbeuy Change image and share on social
Art and works of art do not make an artist; sense and enthusiasm and instinct do. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel artartistenthusiasm Change image and share on social