Art Quote by Ian Brown

Art has to change things, and if it was immediately acceptable it would not be doing the job.

— Antony Gormley

Art has been hijacked by nonartists. It's been taken over by bookkeeping. The whole thing is so corrupt. But I suppose that's okay. For…

— Elaine de Kooning

Perhaps art criticism cannot be reformed in a logical sense because it was never well-formed in the first place. Art criticism has long been…

— James Elkins

I think that what art can do is refresh our sense of justice, wake us up to what we've taken for granted in the…

— Robert Hass

I know that sounds a little bit corny, but I've found some solace in that. I hope art can continue to do that for…

— Ava DuVernay

But as I see it, the most corrupt art is the sentimental the art of orange blossoms which make pale women swoon.

— Camille Pissarro

The moment you try to institutionalize art, it ceases to be art.

— Allen Wier

True revolutions in art restore more than they destroy.

— Louise Bogan

So while our art cannot, as we wish it could, save us from wars, privation, envy, greed, old age, or death, it can revitalize…

— Ray Bradbury

I truly believe that art can be an agent of change and has been, throughout history, a tool to enlighten the individual and society.

— Lucien Bourjeily

Art is either a complaint or appeasement.

— Jasper Johns

I feel like art has been at the center of change since the beginning of time.

— Lauren Jauregui