Made Quotes by Jerry Saltz

10 Made quotes by Jerry Saltz

The art critic’s blunt style makes the idea of being made feel urgent. These ten quotes cut straight to the chase, offering a quick look at how Saltz sees creation, culture, and the pressures that shape artistic output.

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Lucian Freud's career affirms that the only thing an artist can do is remain true to whatever vision, (lack of) talent, or…

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More and more in the art world are becoming moralistic, telling artists and critics what they should and shouldn't write, do, or…

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Much good art got made while money ruled; I like a lot of it, and hardship and poverty aren't virtues. The good…

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Galleries began growing in both number and size in the late seventies, when artists who worked in lofts wanted to exhibit their…

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After too much art that made too much sense, artists are operating blind again. They're more interested in the possible than the…

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I am all for art's finding a large audience. But the way that's happening now, with big works filling big galleries and…

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As I made my way through 'On Line,' the austere, stridently dogmatic, sometimes revelatory exhibition 'about line' at MoMA, I found myself…

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My nominee for Best Picture of the year - maybe the best picture ever, because it's essentially made up of and is…

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The debut show, “Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary,” is supposed to be about how artists reuse humble or unusual materials. There’s good…

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Appropriation is the idea that ate the art world. Go to any Chelsea gallery or international biennial and you'll find it. It's…

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When people in stadiums do the Wave, it's the group-mind collective organism spontaneously organizing itself to express an emotion, pass time, and reflect the…

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