Anything Quote by Marina Abramovic

Theory has nothing to do with a work of art. Pictures which are interpretable, and which contain a meaning, are bad pictures. A picture…

— Gerhard Richter

Art is very mysterious. I wonder if you can really do any damage to art. I think that when we're writing, something comes through…

— Jorge Luis Borges

“Do not be afraid of the word 'theory'. Yes, it can sound dauntingly abstract at times, and in the hands of some writers can…

— Richard Howells

Never abandon a theory that explains something until you have a theory that explains more.

— John McCarthy

The thing about art for me is that you can go on theorising your work forever, because it's open to interpretation.

— Takeshi Kitano

This is the theory… that anything that is art… is presumably about some certain thing, but is really always about something else, and it’s…

— Edward Gorey

It should not be forgotten that art is not a science where the latest 'correct' theory declares the old to be false and erases…

— Wassily Kandinsky

Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless.

— James Cash Penney

“Interpretation, based on the highly dubious theory that a work of art is composed of items of content, violates art.”

— Susan Sontag

Art has the lovely habit of ruining all artistic theories.

— Marcel Duchamp

A work of art doesn't have to be explained,

— Louise Bourgeois

I never read theory. I think that was to my benefit.

— Nan Goldin