Style Quotes by Jerry Saltz

8 Style quotes by Jerry Saltz

Jerry Saltz’s eight remarks on style reflect his incisive art‑world commentary, offering a quick, thoughtful look at his view of aesthetic trends.

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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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I'm not for or against video - or any medium or style, for that matter.

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The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one…

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Giorgio Morandi's paintings make me think that artists may not totally choose, or even control, their subjects or style.

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Billions of photos are shot every year, and about the toughest thing a photographer can do is invent an original, deeply personal,…

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Art is good, bad, boring, ugly, useful to us or not. It does or doesn't disturb optical monotony, and succeeds or fails…

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Batty as it sounds, subject and style may choose artists, through some unfathomable cosmic means. How else to explain that even artists…

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Every artist will one day face the moment when he or she is doing what he or she does after the style…

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'Untitled' is a time machine that can transport you to 1992, an edgy moment when the art world was crumbling, money was scarce, and…

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I love art dealers. In some ways, they're my favorite people in the art world. Really. I love that they put their money where…

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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 an ecstatic…

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Many things happened in the sixties, but the period is no more significant, better, or more 'political' than today. It's time to turn the…

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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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