The idea of telling a story in reverse destabilises your ordinary moral reactions. That's one of the points of art - to challenge your preconceptions. Vincent Cassel artchallengedestabilise Change image and share on social
Recessions are hard on people, but they are not hard on art. Jerry Saltz arthardpeople Change image and share on social
I have a soft spot for art that, in terms of subject matter and material, is in bad taste. Jerry Saltz artbadmaterial Change image and share on social
A canon is antithetical to everything the New York art world has been about for the past 40 years, during which we went from being the center of the art world to being one of many centers. Jerry Saltz antitheticalartcanon 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
A metaphysical tour de force of untethered meaning and involuting interlocking contrapuntal rhythms, 'The Clock' is more than a movie or even a work of art. It is so strange and other-ish that it becomes a stream-of-consciousness algorithm unto itself - something almost inhuman. Jerry Saltz algorithmartclock share on social
Art is good, bad, boring, ugly, useful to us or not. Jerry Saltz artbadbore Change image and share on social
All good art is an indiscretion. Tennessee Williams artgoodindiscretion Change image and share on social
I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing. Francis Ford Coppola artistdoubt Change image and share on social
I never wanted to dilute my private passion for the art by airing and arguing it in public. James Broughton airargueart Change image and share on social