“You are what you are because your parents made love at that exact moment, and if they made love one second after you would be different.” IfsMadeDifferentMomentsWould BeParent Author:Christian Boltanski
“We're painting the same people all our life - it's just the way we look at them that changes. If you experience trauma, you can speak about it in so many different ways. You can speak about landscape, you can speak about your food; it's always different. Trauma is the beginning of life as an artist.” PeopleIfsWayLooksDifferentArtistSpeakOur LivesPaintingTraumaLandscapeDifferent WaysBeginning Of Life Author:Christian Boltanski
“You are what you are because your parents made love at that exact moment, and if they made love one second after you would be different. The fact that you were born means that there are no other children born because of you - you've killed them in a way. Is it destiny? Was it written somewhere that this was to be your life? Is it useful that you are here? Or is it simply by chance?” IfsWayMeanChildrenMadeDifferentMomentsFactsWould BeLife IsParentBornChanceDestinyWrittenBecause Of You Author:Christian Boltanski
“It's pretentious to say, but my art is like a little Zen story, a story with a question mark at the end. People can take from it what they need. If somebody says, "Your art is very funny," I say, "You are totally right." If somebody says, "Your art is very sad," I say, "You are totally right." In Japan they say, "Your art is very Japanese, you even look Japanese.Your great-grandfather was most surely a Japanese man." And I say, "You are totally right."” PeopleIfsMenNeedsLooksLittlesArtEndsStoriesArt IsMarkJapanGrandfatherPretentiousVery SadQuestion MarkGreat Grandfather Author:Christian Boltanski
