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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
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After pop art, graffiti is probably the biggest art movement in recent history to have such an impact on culture.
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We're in a post-conceptual era where it's really the artist's idea and vision that are prized rather than the ability to master the crafts that support the work. Today, our understanding of an artist is closer to a philosopher than to a craftsman.
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Many of the museum directors who make an impact personally curate exhibitions.
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There is a constant ebb and flow in art historical reputations. The reputation of even the greatest figures like Picasso are in flux.
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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.
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Art, film, fashion, music are all going on and interacting simultaneously. And L.A. is very receptive to that fusion.
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Andy Warhol defined Pop Art.
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Dennis Hopper is one of the great American lives.
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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.
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Part of my agenda has been to support art that engages life with people.
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Sometimes you do a sound installation, and the first day or two it is very exciting. Then you are hearing this every day for a month, and it becomes like a torture.
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