It's a shame when other people's gambling habits change the meaning of paintings or when fluctuations of value start to dictate how people perceive art because it's too expensive to be interesting or moving. That's when I get bummed out. — Nate Lowman Copy Share Image
A lot of the images I use are already out there in the public or in the news. I just steal them or photograph them or repaint them, so they've already been talked about, already been consumed. — Nate Lowman Copy Share Image
It's nice that I can go down the road of obsessing over this smiley-face bullshit so maybe I can get free from it and… — Nate Lowman Copy Share Image
To me, a drop of oil paint or a xerographic dot are the same thing - they're all just language. — Nate Lowman Copy Share Image
Language is the most beautiful and destructive thing because it allows you to express yourself, but it totally confuses everything. — Nate Lowman Copy Share Image
I do believe that I will see the apocalypse in my lifetime. And when it comes, I'm not repenting for anything I've done. — Nate Lowman Copy Share Image
I don't have a great imagination to share something with you that you don't know, so it's about interpreting things - a dialogue. — Nate Lowman Copy Share Image
I think of other artists as generous when I get inspired by their work. That's why I like curating. You don't want to take… — Nate Lowman Copy Share Image
The night schedule is a crazy pit I fall into most of the time, but I do like it because the buzz of normal… — Nate Lowman Copy Share Image
A lot of people use a smiley face when they write letters. But it's this huge insane compulsion, like "I'm happy! I swear!" I'm… — Nate Lowman Copy Share Image
For me, Corsica is a place that I visited with my friends, maybe five or six times over the years, and I'm so happy… — Nate Lowman Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in the difference between selfishness and generosity. It confuses me to no end because sometimes it all just feels like pure… — Nate Lowman Copy Share Image
