Author: Jeffrey Deitch

Quotes

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.

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.

- Jeffrey Deitch

I believe that an art exhibition can be engaging, fun and deeply intellectually satisfying and serious. These are not contradictory concepts in art.

I believe that an art exhibition can be engaging, fun and deeply intellectually satisfying and serious. These are not contradictory concepts in art.

- Jeffrey Deitch

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.

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.

- Jeffrey Deitch

Every day you run into artists on the streets in SoHo or other creative people you want to do something with. There's nothing to match that chance encounter.

Every day you run into artists on the streets in SoHo or other creative people you want to do something with. There's nothing to match that chance encounter.

- Jeffrey Deitch

There is a constant ebb and flow in art historical reputations. The reputation of even the greatest figures like Picasso are in flux.

There is a constant ebb and flow in art historical reputations. The reputation of even the greatest figures like Picasso are in flux.

- Jeffrey Deitch

After pop art, graffiti is probably the biggest art movement in recent history to have such an impact on culture.

After pop art, graffiti is probably the biggest art movement in recent history to have such an impact on culture.

- Jeffrey Deitch

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.

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.

- Jeffrey Deitch

Andy Warhol defined Pop Art.

Andy Warhol defined Pop Art.

- Jeffrey Deitch

Part of my agenda has been to support art that engages life with people.

Part of my agenda has been to support art that engages life with people.

- Jeffrey Deitch

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