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> [Art is about the context in which it is made as much as the object itself; objects take on different meanings in different contexts. If the artist is unaware of the context, it's very unlikely the work will be very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-slotover/art-is-about-the-context-in-which-it-is-made-as-much-as-the-object/)

[Matthew Slotover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-slotover/)

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## More by Matthew Slotover

> [Art and society was a lot more subject to sexism 50 years ago than it is now. Since that period, there have been plenty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-slotover/art-and-society-was-a-lot-more-subject-to-sexism-50-years-ago-than-it/)

[Matthew Slotover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-slotover/)

> [Graffiti is something written on a wall, and, of course, art can be exhibited or produced anywhere: a wall is just another venue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-slotover/graffiti-is-something-written-on-a-wall-and-of-course-art-can-be/)

[Matthew Slotover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-slotover/)

> [Duchamp's urinal was art once he put it in a gallery. In fact, one working definition of art is anything that is in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-slotover/duchamp-s-urinal-was-art-once-he-put-it-in-a-gallery-in-fact-one/)

[Matthew Slotover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-slotover/)

> [Street art is designed to be seen out of the corner of your eye, on the hoof. Art that's made for galleries is made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-slotover/street-art-is-designed-to-be-seen-out-of-the-corner-of-your-eye-on/)

[Matthew Slotover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-slotover/)

> [Movements are overrated and invented by the press. Ask any artist if they feel or felt part of a movement - the good ones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-slotover/movements-are-overrated-and-invented-by-the-press-ask-any-artist-if/)

[Matthew Slotover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-slotover/)

> [Art is about the context in which it is made as much as the object itself; objects take on different meanings in different contexts.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-slotover/art-is-about-the-context-in-which-it-is-made-as-much-as-the-object/)

[Matthew Slotover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-slotover/)

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