Art Quote by Finn Juhl

If a chair or a building is not functional, if it appears to be only art, it is ridiculous.

— Donald Judd

A chair is the first thing you need when you don’t really need anything, and is therefore a peculiarly compelling symbol of civilization. For…

— Ralph Caplan

Chairs are like sculpture.

— Robert Wilson

I try to make my things aesthetically pleasing; but, if it isn’t functional, people will ‘oo’ and ‘aah’ over it in an exhibit but…

— Sam Maloof

Certainly a chair can be just as interesting as a human being. But first the chair must be perceived by a human being... You…

— Edvard Munch

Chair or no chair: a binary relation. But the vicissitudes of moving the body around are infinite. You never know what a person in…

— Sarah Manguso

But I don't think that sculpture belongs in everyday life like a table does, or like a chair.

— Anthony Caro

A chair's function is not just to provide a place to sit; it is to provide a medium for self-expression. Chairs are about status,…

— Evan Davis

For the understanding of a picture a chair is needed. Why a chair? To prevent the legs, as they tire, from interfering with the…

— Paul Klee

I consider space to be a material. The articulation of space has come to take precedence over other concerns. I attempt to use sculptural…

— Richard Serra

In tech, people want an object for what's inside it, what it does. You need to make a defensive design that people won't walk…

— Marcel Wanders

If a chair or a building is not functional … it is ridiculous.

— Donald Judd