The representatives of artists have a moral obligation to build a sustainable market where artistic freedoms can be fostered and safeguarded. Selling art could only be considered a noble deed when artistic integrity remains the main priority.
Artwork is hard work. They call it an artistic practice for a good reason. Practice breeds evolution.
Art can address any given subject but only by giving a convincing form to that subject first. The political or commercial impact of a work of art could never single handedly define artistic merit.
A work of art may be deliberately skilled or de-skilled in craftsmanship, critical or playful in content, minimal or abundant in composition. What matters most is that its form supports or even surpasses the strength of its conceptual premise.
Works of art exist in a realm beyond good and evil where despicable things can become beautiful. You could (almost) get away with anything as long as it is good.
Art can reveal deeper truths through fiction, metaphor, and illusion. What’s imagined by the artist can speak to those experiences that are hard to see directly or put into words.
The starting point of an art practice is a deep fascination for any given subject. In art the personal can become universal.
Every period in human history has its own unique problems, dilemmas and contradictions. A work of art is uniquely suitable for reflecting on these complexities because it enables us to look at something from more than one perspective.
The oldest one in the book: A great artwork keeps its energy, even as time passes. It continues to spark new meaning when shown in different places, moments, or formats.
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