All of our media is made of language: our films, our music, our images, and of course our words. How different this is from analog production, where, if you were somehow able to peel back the emulsion from, say, a… — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share Image
It's Twitter's combination of simplicity and complexity that is astonishing in the same way that minimalist sculpture was inspiring and enlightening. — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
If you work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive. — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
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… — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
I think that the richer and deeper documentation is on the web, the better off we all are. — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
I've been trolled lots on Twitter. But I understand trolls for what they are and I don't let them get to me. They take… — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
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… — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
An updated notion of genius would have to center around one's mastery of information and its dissemination. — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
Art used to make me see the world differently, think about things in a new way - it rarely does that for me anymore,… — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
New York City is just one node on the global cultural scene now. Social media reflects the state of the world, so I've become… — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
I think that the special thing about radio is the off switch. If something's not pleasing you, turn it off. — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
Everyone complains that we can no longer intake huge chunks of text. I find that a reason to celebrate. It's something that has deep… — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
And I think this is the real epiphany: the ways in which culture is distributed become profoundly more intriguing as a cultural artifact itself.… — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
Language is material to shape and mold, not only a transparent or invisible medium for communication, business contracts, or telling stories. — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
Poets think in short lines. Unless you're Samuel Beckett, Twitter might be more difficult for novelists. — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
I never wanted my books to be mistaken for poetry or fiction books; I wanted to write reference books. But instead of referring to… — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share
