Art Quote by Kehinde Wiley

Should I be collaborating with artists of color solely because of their race and my politics? This question is weighted with my own worry…

— Vivek Shraya

To make your life a work of art, you must have the material to work with. The race, any race, is just such an…

— George A. Sheehan

I don't like the notion that artists have a responsibility to be political.

— Ezra Furman

I think white artists have a responsibility to be not only naming white supremacy, but to be using their power and privilege to support…

— Vivek Shraya

I feel it's my social responsibility to shine a light on areas that don't get seen. My personal feeling is that it's an artist's…

— Lynn Nottage

In any society, the artist has a responsibility. His effectiveness is certainly limited and a painter or writer cannot change the world. But they…

— Luis Bunuel

A race is a work of art.

— Steve Prefontaine

People are tempted to politicize the fact that I paint black figures, and the complexity of this is an essential part of the work.…

— Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

— Jodie Foster

The artist is not responsible to any one. His social role is asocial... his only responsibility consists in an attitude to the work he…

— Georg Baselitz

Not all artists have a responsibility to be socially or politically aware, but they do have a responsibility to make great art. They have…

— Michael Franti

As a person of color, there's no getting around the reality of its responsibility.

— Benjamin Bratt