Music is a performing art, as any Native American will tell you. It isn't there in the score. Michael Tippett americanartmusic Change image and share on social
I like Betsy Ross as a model, too, the quilting bee, sitting around with your friends making art, asking what they think, so that you get the benefit of everyone's opinions and so it's not just about you in your you-dom. Kiki Smith artbeebenefit share on social
Artists live in unknown spaces and give themselves over to following something unknown. Kiki Smith artistgivelive Change image and share on social
I long ago ran out of bookshelf space and so, like a museum with its art, simply rotate my books from the boxes to the shelves and back again. Michael Dirda agoartback Change image and share on social
We are all born artists. If you have kids, you know what I mean. Almost everything kids do is art. They draw with crayons on the wall. Kim Young-ha artartistbear Change image and share on social
We're going to shoot one Polaroid per show. I'm going to sign this before it even develops because I know that once it develops with my signature on it, it's worth a fortune. I'll make this a work of magic warlock art. Charlie Sheen artdevelopfortune share on social
No movie has ever been able to provide a catharsis for the Holocaust, and I suspect none will ever be able to provide one for 9/11. Such subjects overwhelm art. Roger Ebert artcatharsisholocaust Change image and share on social
Novel writing is the slowest art form in the world. It is not a sprint. It is not even a marathon. It is a series of marathons that stretch over and over across a continent. Mohsin Hamid artcontinentform Change image and share on social
Some of the best art in the world is collaborative, a mix of voices that are stronger together than separate. Take the Beatles, for example. Or every great movie ever made. We like to say they're the director's vision, but really, they're huge collaborations between directors, writers, actors, even producers. Ted Naifeh actorartbeatles share on social
I dug up some old John Buscema 'Conan' comics. Man, when Alfredo Alcala was inking, that was some of the most beautiful black and white comic art ever published. The stories are good, too, though early '70s comics based on Conan is a festival of sexist, racist stereotypes. Ted Naifeh 70salcalaalfredo share on social