Art Quote by Jean Pigozzi

African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section. It should…

— Mos Def

“Most striking about the traditional societies of the Congo was their remarkable artwork: baskets, mats, pottery, copper and ironwork, and, above all, woodcarving. It…

— Adam Hochschild

You cannot even begin to understand contemporary African politics if you have not read this fascinating book

— Bob Geldof

A lot of my work reflects the incredible influence that America has had on contemporary African culture. Some of it's insidious, some of it's…

— Wangechi Mutu

One of the great things about collecting contemporary art is that you mix with contemporary people.

— Laurence Graff

Meeting and talking to the artist adds a special element to collecting contemporary art that makes the work an irreplaceable treasure rather than just…

— Ernest West Basden

Collecting contemporary art I started with some of the younger artists. Although, having a son who's an artist, I was hesitant-I think he was…

— Laurence Graff

television. It has changed the way that we perceive the world out there, and though we know that - have indeed been bombarded with…

— Elizabeth Janeway

You've got to work. You've got to want an audience to sit forward in their chairs sometimes, rather than sit back and be bombarded…

— Sam Mendes

In your generation, everybody is constantly bombarded with all kinds of different input from different cultures, and that's a strength, that's a positive thing.…

— Barack Obama

We live in a culture where we're bombarded with so much noise and so much insecurity.

— Lisa Ling

I dream of a peaceful world. Music is the best means I have to work on that dream. Each time I have the opportunity…

— Charles Lloyd

In the garden of gentle sanity, May you be bombarded by the coconuts of wakefulness.

— Chogyam Trungpa

Today, children are watching more and more television, and are bombarded over and over with images and content that have the potential to dramatically…

— Tim Murphy

He bombarded me with words, of all things, apparently clueless to the fact that the predawn hours rendered me incapable of coherent thought.

— Darynda Jones