“Art used to make me see the world differently, think about things in a new way - it rarely does that for me anymore, but technology does that for me on a daily basis.” ThinkingWorldWayDoeArtUsedTechnologyBasesNew Ways Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“I often don't endorse what I tweet, rather I want to throw things about to spark conversation or controversy. What I think about something is not particularly important when talking to thousands of unknown strangers.” ThinkingWantImportantTalkingConversationStrangerSparksControversyTweet Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“Poets think in short lines. Unless you're Samuel Beckett, Twitter might be more difficult for novelists.” ThinkingMightDifficultLinesPoetNovelistsBeckett Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“I think it's time to admit that our writing is guided by the technology we use as much as it is by our own subjectivity.” ThinkingWritingUseTechnologySubjectivity Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“I don’t trust painting. At least not in New York. Most painting here relies on formula and repetition, whoring itself to the market. There seems to be no risk and once a painter gets a strategy, very little exploration. As a result, I stopped thinking about painting a long time ago. I prefer forms of art that are more market-resistant, more idea-based, more - for lack of a better word - risky.” ThinkingLittlesArtIdeasSeemsFormResultsRiskNew YorkPaintingStrategyPainterRelyExplorationFormulasRepetitionDon't Trust Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“My books are better thought about than read. They're insanely dull and unreadable.But they're wonderful to talk about and think about, to dip in and out of, to hold, to have on your shelf.” ThinkingBookWonderfulDullShelvesDip Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“We're living in a time when the sheer amount of language has exponentially increased. As writers, if we wish to be contemporary, I think we need to acknowledge that the very nature of the materials that we're working with - the landscape of language - is very different than it was a few decades ago.” IfsThinkingNeedsDifferentLanguageWishMaterialsAmountDecadesContemporaryLandscapeAcknowledgeSheer Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“I think that writers often try too hard in the name of expression, when often it's just a matter of reframing what's around you or republishing a preexisting text into a new environment that makes for a successful work.” ThinkingTryingMatterHardNamesSuccessfulEnvironmentExpressionReframingNew EnvironmentSuccessful Work Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“I think that the richer and deeper documentation is on the web, the better off we all are.” ThinkingDeeperBetter OffDocumentation Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“I don't think that the world will ever become an unpoliced place, sadly. But I do feel that there is relative freedom on the margins.” ThinkingWorldFeelsRelativeMargins Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“I think that the special thing about radio is the off switch. If something's not pleasing you, turn it off.” IfsThinkingTurnsSpecialRadioSpecial Things Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“Twitter is not art. But it inspires me in the way that art used to inspire me. Art used to make me see the world differently, think about things in a new way - it rarely does that for me anymore, but technology does that for me on a daily basis.” ThinkingWorldArtTechnologyInspire Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
“And I think this is the real epiphany: the ways in which culture is distributed become profoundly more intriguing as a cultural artifact itself. What we've experienced is an inversion of consumption, one in which we've come to prefer the acts of acquisition over that which we are acquiring, the bottles over the wine.” ThinkingWayRealCultureWineBottlesConsumptionAcquisitionIntriguingEpiphanyArtifactsInversions Author:Kenneth Goldsmith
