August 2008
“… and those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could...”
– Nietzsche (via theministryoftruth)
Watchohcarlos:
ART TALK! > RICHARD PRINCE
When I hear him talk about getting up in the morning and working on different ongoing series’ in the same day, series’ we’re all quite familiar with, I can’t help but think of Damien Hirst. But somehow I feel that Prince, while definitely making boatloads of money, hasn’t quite lost his way the way Hirst seems to have. And he seems incredibly humble.
“A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every...”
– Sydney Smith (via paperflowers)
FBI to Internet: "Hey, Do Any of These Priceless...
ohcarlos:
When patron of the arts William Kingsland died in 2006, he left a big stack of paintings behind. Guess what, some of them were stolen back in the 60s, Animal New York tells us. Now the FBI is—wait for it—crowdsourcing its investigation of the paintings’ origins. They put photos of the paintings on their website.
Quoth the FBI,
“But because of the overwhelming size of the collection...
“If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875 - 1926
“In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder,...”
– Orson Welles, 1915 - 1985 via Quotes of the day
“Poetry, like love, is made in bed.”
– André Breton (via luminol) (via berenike) (via streusand) (via scout)
“Those who judge minimalism by its appearance alone will call it spartan,...”
– Richard Meier in a great piece in Esquire about why Less is More. (via hydeordie)
“But the concept that is important to me is the one of outer space. I have never...”
– Takashi Murakami in an article in Esquire about why More is More. (via hydeordie)
