Art Quote by Antony Gormley

Art is the consciousness of currency.

— Andrew Lakey

You cannot create a piece of art merely for money. Doing it as part of commerce so denudes art of wonder that it ceases…

— Seth Godin

Money issue looms so large in art now. And it has absolutely nothing to do with art.

— Joe Bradley

It's not ideal when art is seen as just some passing entertainment quickly thrown out into the market, like a consumer object. You have…

— Christine Leunens

There has always been a correlation between money and art.

— Simon de Pury

When it comes to art, money is an unimportant detail. It just happens to be a huge unimportant detail.

— Iggy Pop

“Once you have hundreds of millions of dollars, it’s hard to know where to put it all. Art is transportable, unregulated, glamorous, arcane, beautiful,…

— Nick Paumgarten

Art is often valuable precisely because it isn't a sensible way to make money.

— Adam Davidson

Art is fundamental, unique to each of us...Even in difficult economic times - especially in difficult economic times, the arts are essential.

— Maria Shriver

Art has to be, you know, trade itself, conform to the old strict guidelines set forth by how it was going to act in…

— Immortal Technique

Art collecting has traditionally been the domain of wealthy individuals in search of rewards beyond the purely financial.

— James Surowiecki

Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.

— Yoko Ono