Art Quote by Michel Foucault

What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is related only to objects and not to individuals,…

— Michel Foucault

Everything about art has become problematic; its inner life, its relation to society, even its right to exist.

— Theodor Adorno

There's a radical change in the relationship with the human being and society. Art now is an open conversation with the society. Previously there…

— Lawrence Weiner

Art matters not merely because it is the most magnificent ornament and the most nearly unfailing occupation of our lives, but because it is…

— Randall Jarrell

Without art, you don't have society. It underpins so much.

— Louise Wilson

Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.

— Yoko Ono

As we grow older, we realize just how limiting were our earlier conceptions. Art is something else. Art is fluid, transmutable, open-ended, never complete,…

— Robert Genn

Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.

— Conor Oberst

Art is when we do work that matters in a creative way, in a way that touches (people) and changes them for the better.

— Seth Godin

“Through its creative power, art may trigger approximation, reconciliation and harmonization between individuals and peoples. Through art, beings can meet and exchange their points…

— Erik Pevernagie

I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it's very important not to have it become work for some…

— Ai Weiwei

We are concerned with the relationship between art and life. Contemporary art is only intelligible in terms of its relationship to our life.

— David Elliott