Art Quote by Barbara Kruger

There's a radical change in the relationship with the human being and society. Art now is an open conversation with the society. Previously there…

— Lawrence Weiner

The point of art is to shake people's minds and talk about real social issues.

— Ariana DeBose

I do use art as a site of protest, particularly in relation to dominant narratives.

— Vivek Shraya

Art never harms itself by keeping aloof from the social problems of the day: rather, by so doing, it more completely realises for us…

— Oscar Wilde

I think all art is, by nature, intended to motivate society for change, and the only reason change doesn't happen is because within the…

— Wadada Leo Smith

Art is maybe a subversive activity. There is a certain rebellion when you are an artist at heart, even if only in the art…

— Philippe Petit

There are always forces at work in a society, certainly in America, which are really forces of censorship -either religious bodies or zealots who…

— John Boorman

“The work of art always requires us to adapt to it—and in this manner can be distinguished from escapism or shallow entertainment, which instead…

— Ted Gioia

The making of art is a profoundly social activity, even if it’s one-on-one with some sort of ideal reader who doesn’t exist.

— August Kleinzahler

Art is for anyone. It just isn't for everyone. Still, over the past decade, its audience has hugely grown, and that's irked those outside…

— Jerry Saltz

Art is an amazing form of being able to share our experiences and tell stories and hopefully relate to other people, but you don't…

— Lily Collins

What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, and not to individuals,…

— Michel Foucault