Lots of ambitious work by young artists ends up in a dumpster after its warehouse debut. So an unknown artist's big glass vitrine holding a rotting cow's head covered by maggots and swarms of buzzing flies may be pretty unsellable. Until the artist becomes a star. Then he can sell anything he touches .
Charles SaatchiIf you can't take a good kicking, you shouldn't parade how much luckier you are than other people.
Charles SaatchiBy and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered.
Charles SaatchiThere are no rules about investment. Sharks can be good. Artist's dung can be good. Oil on canvas can be good.
Charles SaatchiIf I stop being on good behaviour for a moment, my dark little secret is that I don't actually believe many people in the art world have much feeling for art and simply cannot tell a good artist from a weak one, until the artist has enjoyed the validation of others - a received pronunciation.
Charles SaatchiIts obvious nonsense, but it makes nice people feel good about themselves to do their bit for the planet. Its vanity of a grotesque kind to believe that mankind, and our carbon footprint, has more impact on the future of Earth than Nature, which bends our planet to its will, as it sees fit.
Charles Saatchi