I think that all art is socially conscious. There is no alternative. Whatever we produce contains a political and social statement. There's no way to avoid that, unless it is pure decoration. But even pure decoration has also some value… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share Image
I follow many tragedies around the world. At one point I [will] feel like I've accumulated an enormous amount of information, a critical mass amount of information, and I feel like acting - reacting. My manifesto has always been the same: I cannot act in the world before understanding the world. I will not move a finger. I will not… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share
America is our continent. You feel in the daily language that Americans use the word "America" to erase the rest of the continent from… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share Image
I think that all art is socially conscious. There is no alternative. Whatever we produce contains a political and social statement. There's no way… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share Image
Nowadays I see my work being used, without my permission, as if it was an attack against the Trump regime. People want to say,… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share Image
I think I'm a journalist in one sense - I want to communicate to people about certain things that are happening around us, around… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share Image
For me, what was important was to record everything I saw around me, and to do this as methodically as possible. In these circumstances… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share Image
As we all know, the objective and mission of the photojournalist is to show us the reality of the world. And in order to… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share Image
Reality cannot be photographed or represented. We can only create a new reality. And my dilemma is how to make art out of a… — Alfredo Jaar Copy Share Image
