“When I was looking at the Russian Constructivists, these agitprop artists actually painted on trains. It was a heavy influence. They were bringing art to the people, to the masses, and breaking it out of the clubbiness of the art world, which is a monolith.” PeopleWorldArtArtistInfluenceMassTrainHeavyArt World Author:Jeffrey Deitch
“Celebrity has become, for better or worse, an art form. An artist can use themselves as a medium to become a celebrity as a walking work of art.” ArtUseFormArtistWalkingMediumsWorks Of Art Author:Jeffrey Deitch
“Every day you run into artists on the streets in SoHo or other creative people you want to do something with. There's nothing to match that chance encounter.” PeopleWantRunningArtistChanceCreativeStreetsEncountersCreative PeopleSohoChance Encounters Author:Jeffrey Deitch
“In the 1970s when I started in the art world, no self-respecting artist would have stood in line to try to get on a television show. It never would have happened.” WorldTryingArtSelfShowsArtistLinesHappenedTelevisionTelevision ShowsArt World Author:Jeffrey Deitch
“Overall, I think any opportunity to expose people to art on a mass level - to have some kid in Oklahoma say to his mother, "I want to be an artist" - is a good thing.” PeopleThinkingWantArtKidsMotherArtistOpportunityLevelsMassGood ThingsOklahoma Author:Jeffrey Deitch
“We're in a post-conceptual era where it's really the artist's idea and vision that are prized rather than the ability to master the crafts that support the work. Today, our understanding of an artist is closer to a philosopher than to a craftsman.” IdeasTodayArtistUnderstandingAbilityVisionSupportMastersPhilosopherCraftsErasPostsCraftsman Author:Jeffrey Deitch
