“Journalistic information and presentation actually discourage action... we think we know, and because we think we know, we think we care. But it stops there.” ThinkingKnowsCareActionInformationPresentationDiscouragingJournalistic Book:Alfredo Jaar: geography Source: Alfredo Jaar: geography
“I am suspicious and disillusioned about the uses and misuses of photography in the art world, the press, and the world of entertainment. And to make things more complicated, I don't think that the general public is well educated regarding images. Generally we are taught how to read, but we are not taught how to look.” ThinkingWorldWellsLooksArtUseTaughtPhotographyPressesEntertainmentComplicatedEducatedSuspiciousArt WorldMisuseGeneral PublicDisillusionedWell Educated Author:Alfredo Jaar
“I think I'm a journalist in one sense - I want to communicate to people about certain things that are happening around us, around the world, close or far. In order to transform this information into art you have to add poetry. It's essential.” PeopleThinkingWorldArtCommunicateJournalist Author:Alfredo Jaar
“I think that all art is socially conscious. There is no alternative. Whatever we produce contains a political and social statement. There's no way to avoid that, unless it is pure decoration. But even pure decoration has also some value because you can read pure decoration as a way to ignore the reality that is around us, saying, "Well, I'm not interested. I just like to paint this wall blue.” ThinkingArtRealityPoliticalValuesWallConsciousArt IsPaintNot InterestedDecoration Author:Alfredo Jaar
