Artwork Quote by Glenn Ligon

Any artwork is part of something larger, grander and, you know, the situation that it's in is very important.

— Robert Barry

For most people, art is only valuable if other people say it is; and artists are only worthwhile if they are either rich and…

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

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

— Adam Davidson

To me, if there is any sort of value added to the accumulation of knowledge over time, then the work of artists should be…

— Kerry James Marshall

Exposure to the arts and culture is enormously valuable.

— Kevin Spacey

Some like to think that a keen appreciation of art can actually make us better people - more just, more moral, more sensitive, more…

— Paul Auster

Art is making something better without knowing what better is until you make it.

— Walter Darby Bannard

Everything, even the most ordinary daily affair, is enriched by the lessons that can be gleaned from art...

— Michael Kimmelman

I will say that a lot of art, some of the best art, has very powerful and meaningful messages behind it, and the more…

— Abbi Jacobson

Sometimes, I think having less money can lead to more artistry.

— Sven Nykvist

As a collector, you will discover that surrounding yourself with art can enrich not only your visual experiences, but instill a sense of vitality…

— Ernest West Basden

There can be nothing exclusive about substantial art. It comes directly out of the heart of the experience of life and thinking about life…

— Charles Ives