” In the 1970s when I started in the art world, no self-respecting artist would have stood in line to try to get on a television show. It never would have happened. “
” There is a constant ebb and flow in art historical reputations. The reputation of even the greatest figures like Picasso are in flux. “
” Art, film, fashion, music are all going on and interacting simultaneously. And L.A. is very receptive to that fusion. “
” Andy Warhol defined Pop Art. “
” Disney is our contemporary landscape. The best art will reflect that and challenge you. Disney comforts you, whereas the best art shakes up your comfort level and perception. “
” Part of my agenda has been to support art that engages life with people. “
” Celebrity has become, for better or worse, an art form. An artist can use themselves as a medium to become a celebrity as a walking work of art. “
” After pop art, graffiti is probably the biggest art movement in recent history to have such an impact on culture. “
” From 1940 to the present, the art world – and particularly Los Angeles – has undergone a transformation not unlike the Italian Renaissance. “
” Overall, I think any opportunity to expose people to art on a mass level – to have some kid in Oklahoma say to his mother, ‘I want to be an artist’ – is a good thing. “
” I believe that an art exhibition can be engaging, fun and deeply intellectually satisfying and serious. These are not contradictory concepts in art. “
” What I hope is I’ll eventually be seen as an actual individual, not as some abstraction – an art dealer running a museum. “
” One of the biggest things happening in the art world is this idea of expansion. No one embodies this aspect of what art is becoming better than James Franco. “
” Art dealing is when you’re doing it as a business. “
All 14 Jeffrey Deitch Quotes about Art in picture
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