Art Quote by Jamila Woods

Let me see: art and activism. I can always fall back on, "the question should be, what isn't political? Everything you do is political,…

— Eric Drooker

I think, for some artists, the fear of taking on a political identity stems from not wanting to be pigeonholed as political actor or…

— Carrie Brownstein

All art is political in the sense that it serves someone's politics.

— August Wilson

My work isn't overtly political, although it is sometimes painted in places where I don't have permission to paint, so that could be construed…

— Ben Eine

Politics is a part of life and art is about life. It doesn't mean that all the art has to be about politics -…

— Bruce Cockburn

Using the word ‘political’ in the widest possible sense. Desire to push the world in a certain direction, to alter other peoples’ idea of…

— George Orwell

Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist.

— Youssou N'Dour

A lot of artists say, I'm not political. People are afraid of this word.

— Holly Near

My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression […] I don’t think anybody can separate art from…

— Ai Weiwei

As a political activist you run the risk of having to settle for one compromise or another in order to achieve your goals. Artists…

— Josephine Meckseper

I don't believe any real artists have ever been non-political. They may have been insensitive to this particular plight or insensitive to that, but…

— Toni Morrison

Art is inherently political. Even trying to make a film that has nothing to do with politics is, in and of itself, a political…

— Barry Jenkins