Art Quote by Edward Albee

I think it's misleading to think that art is only there for escapism, only there for our dreams of being rich and f -…

— Saul Williams

I don't see why escapist literature shouldn't also be a work of art.

— P. D. James

“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

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

I think the problem with the art market and the art scene is that it is its own beast. It thrives and breathes and…

— Robert Del Naja

“Art is subjective and art as a form of entertainment escapism is as high art as any.”

— Miranda Hart

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

I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.

— Carl Andre

I think art maybe has just become very consumer-oriented, and maybe it's always been that way because it is a business.

— Noel Wells

That is what art is at the end of the day: It's an escapism that we all crave.

— Lauren Jauregui

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

I don't understand why people talk of art as a luxury when it's a mind-altering possibility.

— Jeanette Winterson