Art is subject to arbitrary fashion. Kary Mullis arbitraryartfashion Change image and share on social
Great art is an instant arrested in eternity. James Huneker arrestarteternity Change image and share on social
When Socrates was about 30, and his father was long dead, he was still pursuing the art of sculpture, but from necessity, and without much inclination. Moses Mendelssohn artdeadfather Change image and share on social
A great department store, easily reached, open at all hours, is more like a good museum of art than any of the museums we have yet established. John Cotton Dana artdepartmenteasily Change image and share on social
Art is a habit-forming drug. Art has absolutely no existence as veracity, as truth. People always speak of it with this great, religious reverence, but why should it be so revered? Marcel Duchamp absolutelyartdrug Change image and share on social
Painting and writing are solitary arts. Conrad Hall artpaintsolitary Change image and share on social
Unlike the expressionists, I have never been interested in renewing the world through the vehicle of art. Georg Baselitz artexpressionistinterest Change image and share on social
The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand artexpediteforesee Change image and share on social
Obviously, there's the seedy side of the strip club world and pole dancing. But, pole dancing, as an art form, is really beautiful. It's been hyper-sexualized because it's associated with strippers, but if you think about it, just in terms of other kinds of dancing, they're using an instrument to create these amazing dance forms. Megalyn Echikunwoke amazeartbeautiful share on social
Which implies that the real issue in art is the audience's response. Now I claim that when I make things, I don't care about the audience's response, I'm making them for myself. But I'm making them for myself as audience, because I want to wake myself up. Richard Foreman artaudiencecare share on social