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Jerry Saltz Quotes

I love art dealers. In some ways, they’re my favorite people in the art world. Really. I love that they put their money where their taste is, create their own aesthetic universes, support artists, employ people, and do all of this while letting us see art for free. Many are visionaries Picture Quote #1

Early-twentieth-century abstraction is art’s version of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. It’s the idea that changed everything everywhere: quickly, decisively, for good Picture Quote #1

I have a soft spot for art that, in terms of subject matter and material, is in bad taste Picture Quote #1

Outside museums, in noisy public squares, people look at people. Inside museums, we leave that realm and enter what might be called the group-mind, getting quiet to look at art Picture Quote #1

Poor Georgia O’Keeffe. Death didn’t soften the opinions of the art world toward her paintings Picture Quote #1

Make an enemy of jealousy and envy. As fast and soon as you canÂ¦. The art world is high school with money Picture Quote #1

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Of course art world ethics are important. But museums are no purer than any other institution or business. Academics aren’t necessarily more high-minded than gallerists Picture Quote #1

Contrary to popular opinion, things don’t go stale particularly fast in the art world Picture Quote #1

My nominee for Best Picture of the year - maybe the best picture ever, because it’s essentially made up of and is an ecstatic love letter to all other movies - is Christian Marclay’s endlessly enticing must-see masterpiece ‘The Clock.’ Picture Quote #1

To me, the building [of Museum of Arts and Design]now looks like a lovely jewel box, and the tiled faÃƒÂ§ade reminds me of a heat shield Picture Quote #1

All great contemporary artists, schooled or not, are essentially self-taught and are de-skilling like crazy Picture Quote #1

A great artist has a unique vision...obsession. They are someone willing to fail flamboyantly Picture Quote #1

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Calling a young artist ‘great’ these days can give one the heebie-jeebies: The word has been denatured in the past decade Picture Quote #1

I have a soft spot for art that, in terms of subject matter and material, is in bad taste Picture Quote #1

All art comes from other art, and all immigrants come from other places Picture Quote #1

Art is good, bad, boring, ugly, useful to us or not Picture Quote #1

Art usually only makes the news in America when the subject is money Picture Quote #1

Contrary to popular opinion, things don't go stale particularly fast in the art world Picture Quote #1

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I like that the art world isn't regulated Picture Quote #1

I've always said that an art critic can put aside politics around art Picture Quote #1

Megacollectors suppose they can enter art history by spending astronomical amounts Picture Quote #1

Money is something that can be measured; art is not. It's all subjective Picture Quote #1

Recessions are hard on people, but they are not hard on art Picture Quote #1

Energy and art go where they will Picture Quote #1

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Scandal is only human Picture Quote #1

Giant group events are distorting organisms: You can like and hate them in rapid succession Picture Quote #1

Art is a way of showing the outside world what your inside world is like Picture Quote #1

You can't prove Rembrandt is better than Norman Rockwell - although if you actually do prefer Rockwell, I'd say you were shunning complexity, were secretly conservative, and hadn't really looked at either painter's work. Taste is a blood sport Picture Quote #1

We're all entitled to opinions about how art institutions should behave, and entitled to voicing those opinions through whatever means available to us. We're also allowed to change or modify our opinions Picture Quote #1

Art is for anyone. It just isn't for everyone. Still, over the past decade, its audience has hugely grown, and that's irked those outside the art world, who get irritated at things like incomprehensibility or money Picture Quote #1

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I love art dealers. In some ways, they’re my favorite people in the art world. Really. I love that they put their money where their taste is, create their own aesthetic universes, support artists, employ people, and do all of this while letting us see art for free. Many are visionaries. (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Early-twentieth-century abstraction is art’s version of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. It’s the idea that changed everything everywhere: quickly, decisively, for good. (Jerry Saltz Quotes) I have a soft spot for art that, in terms of subject matter and material, is in bad taste (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Outside museums, in noisy public squares, people look at people. Inside museums, we leave that realm and enter what might be called the group-mind, getting quiet to look at art. (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Poor Georgia O’Keeffe. Death didn’t soften the opinions of the art world toward her paintings. (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Make an enemy of jealousy and envy. As fast and soon as you canÂ¦. The art world is high school with money. (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Of course art world ethics are important. But museums are no purer than any other institution or business. Academics aren’t necessarily more high-minded than gallerists. (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Contrary to popular opinion, things don’t go stale particularly fast in the art world (Jerry Saltz Quotes) My nominee for Best Picture of the year - maybe the best picture ever, because it’s essentially made up of and is an ecstatic love letter to all other movies - is Christian Marclay’s endlessly enticing must-see masterpiece ‘The Clock.’ (Jerry Saltz Quotes) To me, the building [of Museum of Arts and Design]now looks like a lovely jewel box, and the tiled faÃƒÂ§ade reminds me of a heat shield. (Jerry Saltz Quotes) All great contemporary artists, schooled or not, are essentially self-taught and are de-skilling like crazy. (Jerry Saltz Quotes) A great artist has a unique vision...obsession. They are someone willing to fail flamboyantly. (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Calling a young artist ‘great’ these days can give one the heebie-jeebies: The word has been denatured in the past decade. (Jerry Saltz Quotes) I have a soft spot for art that, in terms of subject matter and material, is in bad taste (Jerry Saltz Quotes) All art comes from other art, and all immigrants come from other places (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Art is good, bad, boring, ugly, useful to us or not (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Art usually only makes the news in America when the subject is money (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Contrary to popular opinion, things don't go stale particularly fast in the art world (Jerry Saltz Quotes) I like that the art world isn't regulated (Jerry Saltz Quotes) I've always said that an art critic can put aside politics around art (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Megacollectors suppose they can enter art history by spending astronomical amounts (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Money is something that can be measured; art is not. It's all subjective (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Recessions are hard on people, but they are not hard on art (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Energy and art go where they will (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Scandal is only human (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Giant group events are distorting organisms: You can like and hate them in rapid succession (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Art is a way of showing the outside world what your inside world is like (Jerry Saltz Quotes) You can't prove Rembrandt is better than Norman Rockwell - although if you actually do prefer Rockwell, I'd say you were shunning complexity, were secretly conservative, and hadn't really looked at either painter's work. Taste is a blood sport (Jerry Saltz Quotes) We're all entitled to opinions about how art institutions should behave, and entitled to voicing those opinions through whatever means available to us. We're also allowed to change or modify our opinions (Jerry Saltz Quotes) Art is for anyone. It just isn't for everyone. Still, over the past decade, its audience has hugely grown, and that's irked those outside the art world, who get irritated at things like incomprehensibility or money (Jerry Saltz Quotes)

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