Quote by Jean-Michel Basquiat
I dont think about art when Im working. I try to think about life.

I dont think about art when Im working. I try to think about life. – Jean-Michel Basquiat

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I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked a lot, took a lot of drugs. I was awful to people. – Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. Id think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix… I had a romantic feeling about how these people became famous. – Jean-Michel Basquiat

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I dont listen to what art critics say. I dont know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is. – Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Mission accomplished. The Museum of Modern Arts wide-open, tall-ceilinged, super-reinforced second floor was for all intents and purposes built to accommodate monumental installations and gigantic sculptures, should the need arise. It has arisen. – Jerry Saltz

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Art cannot result from sophisticated, frivolous, or superficial effects. – Hans Hofmann

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The giant white cube is now impeding rather than enhancing the rhythms of art. It preprograms a viewers journey, shifts the emphasis from process to product, and lacks individuality and openness. Its not that art should be seen only in rutty bombed-out environments, but it should seem alive. – Jerry Saltz

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Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle. – Russell Simmons

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