Art Quote by Mark Foster

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

I really feel that artists or musicians are controversial people. Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity. If people are not…

— Yoko Ono

As many have said before me, artists are creative people who can't be dragged into the politics of nations. I have always made a…

— Mahira Khan

Artists are able to do well in the political arena because of fame, if only they can educate themselves.

— Ronee Blakley

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

— Ezra Furman

Artists are political in the sense that they've subtracted themselves from the structure of the marketplace and are contributing something that's not utilitarian. Even…

— Rachel Kushner

In 19th-century France, artists were part of government. Artists are very sensitive to their time. They're very thoughtful people - it makes sense to…

— Elizabeth Peyton

One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is…

— Thom Yorke

Some of the greatest artists did their best work when they got political.

— Alicia Keys

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

So ultimately, it's idealistic to think that artists are able to step away from the power of the media and the way it controls…

— Thom Yorke

The artists ultimately respond to the public.

— Kehinde Wiley