Art Quote by Alexander Pope

“A work in which there are theories is like an object which still has its price-tag on.”

— Marcel Proust

A work in which there are theories is like an object which still has the ticket that shows its price.

— Marcel Proust

As an artist, it's been clear that the price of art has nothing to do with you, it has to do with an idea…

— Liam Gillick

The price of a work of art has nothing to do with what the work of art is, can do, or is worth on…

— Jerry Saltz

The real value of art is not always revealed by the price set upon it.

— Jeffrey Loria

I don't think anybody's really been successful with theorizing about value or creating a price theory.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Theory has nothing to do with a work of art. Pictures which are interpretable, and which contain a meaning, are bad pictures. A picture…

— Gerhard Richter

I know street art can feel increasingly like the marketing wing of an art career, so I wanted to make some art without the…

— Banksy

I really don't like art where you need to know so much theory to understand. If the theory is removed, it doesn't do anything.…

— Marina Abramovic

Art is not about objects of high monetary exchange. It's about reasserting our firsthand experience in present time.

— Antony Gormley

Art should be able to be innovative without compromising itself. That's why I believe artists should have bigger preoccupations than checking the price tags…

— Maurizio Cattelan

I think if art has one underlying value, it's that.

— Tavares Strachan