Filter quotes by topic
Famous Jerry Saltz Quotes
“Among living artists, George Condo may be the most embraced by the powers that be.”
“Art usually only makes the news in America when the subject is money.”
“Contrary to popular opinion, things don't go stale particularly fast in the art world.”
“Giant group events are distorting organisms: You can like and hate them in rapid succession.”
“I have a soft spot for art that, in terms of subject matter and material, is in bad taste.”
“I rage against Vincent van Gogh for needing to die at 37, after painting for only ten years.”
“I'm not for or against video - or any medium or style, for that matter.”
“I've always said that an art critic can put aside politics around art.”
“Money is something that can be measured; art is not. It's all subjective.”
“Ofili is still a champion. It would be a huge mistake to think otherwise.”
“Once artists are expected to shock, it's that much harder for them to do so.”
“Poor Georgia O'Keeffe. Death didn't soften the opinions of the art world toward her paintings.”
“The German ueber-photographer Andreas Gursky was the perfect pre-9/11 artist.”
“Think of an abstract painting as very, very low relief - a thing, not a picture.”
“Turns out Picasso's passion for uncertainty, mystery, and the thrill of life never ended.”