Absurd Quote by Arne Glimcher

Historically, art has always had a market. When one medieval fiefdom defeated another they would drag back its jewels, gold, tapestries and art objects…

— Arne Glimcher

Some prescient American collectors, including Vicki and Kent Logan and Mera and Donald Rubell, began collecting Chinese art before 2000 with a genuine passion,…

— Arne Glimcher

It's possible to have more than one interest. I've been a painter and did summer stock.

— Arne Glimcher

Money embarrasses me.

— Arne Glimcher

In the early 1990s we witnessed the emergence of a revitalized contemporary Chinese art world that began as a reaction against the government-approved Social…

— Arne Glimcher

Art is not an investment. Art is something you buy because you are financially solvent enough to give yourself a pleasure of living with…

— Arne Glimcher

I don't believe in selling art by transparencies. Art is a firsthand experience.

— Arne Glimcher

I actually taught perceptual psychology at N.Y.U. when I was younger. I was interested in the aesthetic impulse in lower primates. But what really…

— Arne Glimcher

As a result of World War II, European artists migrated to America, enlarging the scene and diminishing Paris as the center. America was beginning…

— Arne Glimcher

There is more to representing art than selling art. The life of the gallery is dependent on the renewal and refreshment of its artists…

— Arne Glimcher

Art is a tool by which society extends its perception.

— Arne Glimcher

I've always been in love with the movies. They're the dreams of the 20th Century.

— Arne Glimcher