There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality. – Pablo Picasso
My mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope. Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso. – Pablo Picasso
Disciples be damned. Its not interesting. Its only the masters that matter. Those who create. – Pablo Picasso
Jeffrey Deitch is the Jeff Koons of art dealers. Not because hes the biggest, best, or the richest of his kind. But because in some ways hes the weirdest (which is saying a lot when youre talking about the wonderful, wicked, lovable, and annoying creatures known as art dealers). – Jerry Saltz