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> [When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure about my own level of ability, I didn't know whether I could compete with these people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/when-i-came-to-new-york-i-began-to-meet-the-people-who-became-the/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

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## More by Henry Flynt

> [I began composing works which were imitative of the music I was being told about. I was also very interested in translating the music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/i-began-composing-works-which-were-imitative-of-the-music-i-was-being/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [I'm trying to assemble materials for a different mode of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/i-m-trying-to-assemble-materials-for-a-different-mode-of-life/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [Since 'concepts' are closely bound up with language, concept art is a kind of art of which the material is language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/since-concepts-are-closely-bound-up-with-language-concept-art-is-a/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [Basically, at this time, I viewed any work of art as an imposition of another person's taste and saw the individual making this imposition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/basically-at-this-time-i-viewed-any-work-of-art-as-an-imposition-of/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [In classical oil painting, there seemed to be a radical turn to seeing things as the camera sees them, with that technological modification. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/in-classical-oil-painting-there-seemed-to-be-a-radical-turn-to-seeing/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/when-i-came-to-new-york-i-began-to-meet-the-people-who-became-the/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [When somebody says that all statements are false, the obvious problem is that as an assertion it's self-defeating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/when-somebody-says-that-all-statements-are-false-the-obvious-problem/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [I was a student at Harvard, and that's where I learned about so-called avant-garde music. Jackson Pollock, abstract expressionism and painting were well known…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/i-was-a-student-at-harvard-and-that-s-where-i-learned-about-so-called/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [When I began competing with the other artists in New York, I discovered classical North Indian music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/when-i-began-competing-with-the-other-artists-in-new-york-i/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [Around 1967 I began backing away from dogmatic Leninism, not so much because I thought it was false, I just decided there was nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/around-1967-i-began-backing-away-from-dogmatic-leninism-not-so-much/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [At the same time, I was listening to black music, and I began to think that the best musicians were receiving the worst treatment.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/at-the-same-time-i-was-listening-to-black-music-and-i-began-to-think/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [A fully open mind could shatter the skull in both directions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/a-fully-open-mind-could-shatter-the-skull-in-both-directions/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [Basically, I viewed any work of art as an imposition of another person's taste, and saw the individual making this imposition as a kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/basically-i-viewed-any-work-of-art-as-an-imposition-of-another-person/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [The whole drive of western culture, the part of it which is serious, is towards an extreme objectification. It's carried to the point where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/the-whole-drive-of-western-culture-the-part-of-it-which-is-serious-is/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

> [I began demonstrating against serious culture. In hindsight, the actual course of events has been very humiliating for me, because no one picked up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-flynt/i-began-demonstrating-against-serious-culture-in-hindsight-the-actual/)

[Henry Flynt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-flynt/)

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