Aggressive Quote by Thom Mayne

“Those seeking political and economic change should consider embracing art. Part of our role as citizens is to look more closely at the media…

— Jonathan Taplin

Basically, art should remain something that is complex, that has many layers, so there's always a possibility to reconsider things and have a different…

— Camille Henrot

I really believe that art has to play a role in changing the moral direction. Mean, selfish people are in charge of the government…

— Steve Almond

I believe all of us should have the freedom to have our personal take on how art affects us.

— Parvathy

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 should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.

— Oscar Wilde

It's too simplistic to advance the notion of the autonomy of art as a reason for turning away from the public. You can have…

— Thom Mayne

I believe we have to put art back at the center of everyday life rather than allowing it to become a specialist activity at…

— Martin Firrell

It's not ideal when art is seen as just some passing entertainment quickly thrown out into the market, like a consumer object. You have…

— Christine Leunens

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the public's relationship to art has been weakened by a profound institutional reluctance to address the question…

— Alain de Botton

The artist must operate on the assumption that the public consists in the highest order of individual; that he is civilized, cultured, and highly…

— Ben Shahn

Art should not be a tool of politics, but sometimes art can help make the political climate more open and help society become more…

— Cai Guo-Qiang