“I'm an atheist, but I believe in art. I go to galleries like my mother went to church. It helps me understand the way I live.” — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
(...) contemporary art has become a kind of alternative religion for atheists. (...) For many art world insiders and art aficionados of other kinds, concept-driven art is a kind of existencial channel through which they bring meaning to their lives.… — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
“Art needs motives that are more profound than profit if it is to maintain its difference from—and position above—other cultural forms.” — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
Many outsiders see the art world as elitist and it is, except it is also oddly down-to-earth and embracing of oddballs who don't fit… — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
“Our lives are constantly changing. Different things become relevant at different times in our lives. We are motivated by our changing sensibilities. Why can… — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
“Their hatred is so passionate that I can't help but wonder if they're attracted to each other.” — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
“I'm an atheist, but I believe in art. I go to galleries like my mother went to church. It helps me understand the way… — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
(...) contemporary art has become a kind of alternative religion for atheists. (...) For many art world insiders and art aficionados of other kinds,… — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
The term bohemian has a bad reputation because it's allied to myriad clichés, but Parisians originally adopted the term, associated with nomadic Gypsies, to… — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
Despite its self-regard, and much like a society of devout followers, the art world relies on consensus as heavily as it depends on individual… — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
“Although the art world reveres the unconventional, it is rife with conformity. Artists make work that "looks like art" and behave in ways that… — Sarah Thornton Copy Share Image
