My problem with political art is not that it's bad art necessarily, but that it is terrible politics. We're talking about a closeted person with minimum contact with reality who has trouble tying his f**king shoes! And he's supposed to… — Jonathan Santlofer Copy Share Image
The idea of going to school to be an art critic is a very crazy idea. I educated myself in public, which is a… — Jonathan Santlofer Copy Share Image
The experience of beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as they say. The artist's relation to the object of beauty, how the art makes that happen, is a whole other subject. Beauty is an event. Beauty is something that happens. There is no such thing as a beautiful object or a beautiful woman. These things do not come… — Jonathan Santlofer Copy Share
A lot of writers and artists are like chefs who eat their own cooking in the kitchen and then deliver an empty plate with… — Jonathan Santlofer Copy Share Image
My problem with political art is not that it's bad art necessarily, but that it is terrible politics. We're talking about a closeted person… — Jonathan Santlofer Copy Share Image
I found with poetry that I couldn't keep it up. I was too vulnerable. Maybe I was too aware of the audience. And I… — Jonathan Santlofer Copy Share Image
By this point I have a fairly high degree of confidence in my judgment, in that I don't doubt my sanity; or, even if… — Jonathan Santlofer Copy Share Image
I have a total responsibility to the reader. The reader has to trust me and never feel betrayed. There's a double standard between writers… — Jonathan Santlofer Copy Share Image
There is a sensuousness to language, there's a pace to it. There's a deliciousness to it. I do have pleasure when I'm writing. I… — Jonathan Santlofer Copy Share Image
The problem of making artists talk about their work is that when they're making their work the left-brain is shut off. So if you… — Jonathan Santlofer Copy Share Image
