“For me, art is supposed to be a question mark.” ArtArt IsMarkSupposed To BeQuestion Mark Author:Marilyn Manson
“I think that art is supposed to be ahead of the times.” ThinkingArtArt IsSupposed To Be Author:Anna Deavere Smith
“The word “art” is something the West has never understood. Art is supposed to be a part of a community. Like, scholars are supposed to be a part of a community... Art is to decorate people’s houses, their skin, their clothes, to make them expand their minds, and it’s supposed to be right in the community, where they can have it when they want it... It’s supposed to be as essential as a grocery store... that’s the only way art can function naturally.” PeopleWayWantMindArtHouseCommunityEssentialsClothesUnderstoodArt IsSkinsFunctionWestStoresSupposed To BeScholarGroceriesGrocery Stores Author:Amiri Baraka
“You know, I just don't believe that art is supposed to make sense. I really don't think it's supposed to be analyzed to death. It's left to the listener or looker to get what they can get from it.” ThinkingKnowsBelieveArtLeftArt IsDon't BelieveSupposed To BeMake SenseListeners Author:Shelby Lynne
“Think about it: you've already related it down to something that somebody else can understand. If art relates to something - it's like Picasso, it's like Mondrian - it's not. Art's supposed to be what it is. Using a reference of art history might help for some kind of sales, but it doesn't really help anybody. Art is what it is; it cannot be footnoted, until it enters the world. Then it has a history. Then the footnotes are the history, not the explanation.” IfsThinkingWorldKindArtHelpingMightArt IsSupposed To BeRelateExplanationRelatedArt HistoryFootnotes Author:Lawrence Weiner
“I don't *ever* write about real people. Art is supposed to be better than that. If you want a slice of life, look out the window.” PeopleIfsWantWritingLooksArtRealArt IsWindowSupposed To BeSlice Of Life Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“Art is supposed to be about creativity. But the same people are the same art darlings every month, and it's a bit annoying. It's supposed to be diverse and interesting and conceptual and have weird concepts in a comfortable place.” PeopleArtBitsInterestingCreativityMonthsComfortableArt IsConceptsSupposed To BeAnnoyingDiverseDarling Author:M.I.A.
“My problem with political art is not that it's bad art necessarily, but that it is terrible politics. We're talking about a closeted person with minimum contact with reality who has trouble tying his f**king shoes! And he's supposed to be political? A bus driver has a better perspective on things. Artists are completely indulgent.” PersonsArtProblemRealityPoliticalArtistTalkingTroublePerspectiveKingsTerribleArt IsShoesContactSupposed To BeDriversBusMinimumBus DriverPerspective On ThingsPolitical Art Author:Jonathan Santlofer