“All art comes from other art, and all immigrants come from other places.”
— Jerry Saltz
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The last time money left the art
“The last time money left the art world, intrepid types maxed out their credit cards and opened galleries, and a few of them have become the best in the world.”
— Jerry Saltz
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Kinkade estimated that one of his paintings
“Kinkade estimated that one of his paintings hung in every twenty homes in America. Yet the art world unanimously ignores or reviles him. Me included.”
— Jerry Saltz
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Art usually only makes the news in
“Art usually only makes the news in America when the subject is money.”
— Jerry Saltz
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Outside museums, in noisy public squares, people
“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
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One argument goes that recessions are good
“One argument goes that recessions are good for female artists because when money flies out the window, women are allowed in the house. The other claims that when money ebbs, so do prospects for women.”
— Jerry Saltz
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Art is changing. Again. Here. Now. Opportunities
“Art is changing. Again. Here. Now. Opportunities to witness this are rare, so attend and observe.”
— Jerry Saltz
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Many museums are drawing audiences with art
“Many museums are drawing audiences with art that is ostensibly more entertaining than stuff that just sits and invites contemplation. Interactivity, gizmos, eating, hanging out, things that make noise – all are now the norm, often edging out much else.”
— Jerry Saltz
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Robert Rauschenberg was not a giant of
“Robert Rauschenberg was not a giant of American art; he was the giant. No American created so many aesthetic openings for so many artists.”
— Jerry Saltz
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Can space break? I mean the space
“Can space break? I mean the space of art galleries. Over the past 100 years, art galleries have gone from looking like Beaux Arts salons to simple storefronts to industrial lofts to the gleaming giant white cubes of Chelsea with their shiny concrete floors.”
— Jerry Saltz
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The price of a work of art
“The price of a work of art has nothing to do with what the work of art is, can do, or is worth on an existential, alchemical level.”
— Jerry Saltz
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