“I think the first picture taken is often the best one.” ThinkingFirstsTakenPicture Taken Author:Carine Roitfeld
“New York is a city where you're so alone, you're an individual, you can disappear. You can make something happen. But it's very different to make something happen in the art world.” WorldArtDifferentHappensIndividualCitiesNew YorkDisappearThings HappenArt World Author:Ai Weiwei
“Publishing has gone very middlebrow. It's turned its back on legacy of modernism and gone into a humanist mode. When people go through art school they are exposed to the history of the avant-garde, and there's a general understanding that what you're doing as an artist is to a large extent, not just regurgitating that history, but engaging with it. There's this denial of that in the mainstream publishing world.” PeopleWorldArtSchoolArtistUnderstandingGoneDenialLegacyHumanistExposedMainstreamPublishingEngagingModernismArt SchoolAvant Garde Author:Tommy McCarthy
“Warhol came from an ordinary family and he had a profound understanding about capitalism and material culture. He was probably one of the few Western artists - or artists from the United States - that could be considered a true product of his time and brought out that kind of spirit of the culture.” KindStatesSpiritArtistCultureUnderstandingUnitedUnited StatesMaterialsProductsOrdinaryCapitalismProfoundWesternWarhol Author:Ai Weiwei
“Imitation always stinks. When I take photos, I don't go back. I don't look at the past. I'm always original.” LooksPastOriginalsImitationStink Author:Carine Roitfeld
“You see so many people doing quite nice and respectful work, but nobody like Warhol. Warhol is outstanding. I think he has a value that is far from fully understood. He's very special for younger generations.” PeopleThinkingValuesNiceGenerationsSpecialUnderstoodOutstandingRespectfulYounger GenerationWarhol Author:Ai Weiwei
“In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it beforehand.” IdeasProjectsInstinctRelyPhoto Shoots Author:Carine Roitfeld
“Every day I'm learning something new from the practice. It's very rewarding.” PracticeSomething NewLearning Something New Author:Ai Weiwei
“I do go very fast. I think if I don't go fast it's going to be boring. That's what photographers need to do.” IfsThinkingNeedsPhotographerBoring Author:Carine Roitfeld
“I hate people who over intellectualize. It bores me deeply.” PeopleHateI HateBoresHate PeopleI Hate People Author:Carine Roitfeld
