After pop art, graffiti is probably the biggest art movement in recent history to have such an impact on culture. — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share Image
Skateboarding, like graffiti, will never be tamed. No matter how much they monetize it, no matter how big it gets, no matter how many… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
Ramp skating has become the most popular televised form of skating because they can constrain it. They can judge it based on what's happening… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
Every day you run into artists on the streets in SoHo or other creative people you want to do something with. There's nothing to… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
There is a constant ebb and flow in art historical reputations. The reputation of even the greatest figures like Picasso are in flux. — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
One of the interesting things about skateboarding and graffiti is that skateboarding exists in the documentation of an act. — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
Celebrity has become, for better or worse, an art form. An artist can use themselves as a medium to become a celebrity as a… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
In the 1970s when I started in the art world, no self-respecting artist would have stood in line to try to get on a… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
Sometimes you do a sound installation, and the first day or two it is very exciting. Then you are hearing this every day for… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
Disney is our contemporary landscape. The best art will reflect that and challenge you. Disney comforts you, whereas the best art shakes up your… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
I started getting really curious about art. I read about the Dadaists and the Futurists and the Constructivists - those kind of movements which… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
Overall, I think any opportunity to expose people to art on a mass level - to have some kid in Oklahoma say to his… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
Street culture is punk, hip-hop, skateboarding, surfing, graffiti. It's like a massive global culture that is all tied together. But for so many years… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
Street skating, which is what I grew up with, is completely free of rules. You can do anything. When I see a skater go… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
To be in Brazil and see the work of Os Gêmeos or to be in England and see what Banksy is doing is pretty… — Jeffrey Deitch Copy Share
