“I was a fan of Andy's since I was a small kid. I recall seeing an ad of famous people on an airplane together. It was caricature drawing. There was Muhammad Ali, there was Miles Davis, and there was Andy Warhol. I had a fascination with him since I was little.” PeopleLittlesKidsTogetherSeeingFansDrawingMilesAdsAirplaneRecallsFascinationMuhammadCaricaturesWarhol Author:Jeffrey Deitch
“I started getting really curious about art. I read about the Dadaists and the Futurists and the Constructivists - those kind of movements which were reflecting the angst of the people of their times. Their work was trying to lead a movement. I began thinking about what was happening, with painting on the streets and painting on the trains as being similar but also coming from a real, pure space. It wasn't being created by academies. It was a spontaneous combustion of ideas that just happened.” PeopleThinkingTryingKindArtIdeasRealSpaceHappenedStreetsMovementPaintingPureHappeningsTrainCuriousSpontaneousReflectingAcademyAngstCombustionFuturistSpontaneous Combustion Author:Jeffrey Deitch
“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
“Street skating, which is what I grew up with, is completely free of rules. You can do anything. When I see a skater go by, I think, What is this person going to do here? It's the same with people who write, who make music, who draw, who make movies. Creative people tend to have all of those different avenues in them.” PeopleThinkingWritingPersonsDifferentCan DoCreativeStreetsGrewGrew UpDrawsAvenuesCreative PeopleSkatingSkater Author:Jeffrey Deitch
“Elizabeth Taylor is one of the great cultural icons. She is a part of our history and should be celebrated.… This presentation is very special for the community, there are so many people who want to understand this side of Elizabeth Taylor.” PeopleWantShouldSidesCommunitySpecialPresentationIcons Author:Jeffrey Deitch
“Part of my agenda has been to support art that engages life with people.” PeopleHas BeensArtSupportAgendas 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
“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
