For me, being Christian Armenian, born into the Islamic culture in Iran and then, at the age of 13, being sent to England and embracing the English culture and becoming part of so-called swinging London and the era of euphoria… — Tony Shafrazi Copy Share Image
I'm happy that the evolution of art in the past 25 years, and the place of art in global culture-and even finance-has gotten to… — Tony Shafrazi Copy Share Image
The breakdown of the modern movement led to what later became known as postmodern-whatever the hell that means-referring to the mixture of people and… — Tony Shafrazi Copy Share Image
I was asked in 1969 by Lucy Lippard to define art. I think at the time I said that art was a matter of… — Tony Shafrazi Copy Share Image
The image of the bank robber I had in mind was more in the European tradition where you'd rob banks and give to the… — Tony Shafrazi Copy Share Image
I think being from Iran sharpened my eye as an art dealer. This is why, today, I think the true definition of so-called postmodernism… — Tony Shafrazi Copy Share Image
By the late '50s, something was happening in England, and it got to be quite exciting. The music world then started to explode with… — Tony Shafrazi Copy Share Image
For me, being Christian Armenian, born into the Islamic culture in Iran and then, at the age of 13, being sent to England and… — Tony Shafrazi Copy Share Image
I think that the whole experience of living, breathing, thinking, and being lost in wonderment is, for me, that of being an artist. And… — Tony Shafrazi Copy Share Image
I think that the first responsibility of an artist is to follow truth, and the innate original forces and energies that are within them.… — Tony Shafrazi Copy Share Image
