Author: Janet Echelman

Quotes

I never studied sculpture, engineering or architecture. In fact, after college I applied to seven art schools and was rejected by all seven.

I never studied sculpture, engineering or architecture. In fact, after college I applied to seven art schools and was rejected by all seven.

- Janet Echelman

It's good for art to make us think, to give us a shared experience that creates a dialogue, makes us talk to each other, including strangers.

It's good for art to make us think, to give us a shared experience that creates a dialogue, makes us talk to each other, including strangers.

- Janet Echelman

The most powerful part of the art is experiential, yet it's the hardest to describe because it's nonverbal.

The most powerful part of the art is experiential, yet it's the hardest to describe because it's nonverbal.

- Janet Echelman

I believe that public space should be intentional: it should be obvious that you belong.

I believe that public space should be intentional: it should be obvious that you belong.

- Janet Echelman

In Amsterdam, the river and canals have been central to city life for the last four centuries.

In Amsterdam, the river and canals have been central to city life for the last four centuries.

- Janet Echelman

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