The art world was very small and the people got together at parties. There was less commercialism.
Claes OldenburgDuchamp is known for calling a thing art, rather than making it. A lot of that is picked up in pop art, too.
Claes OldenburgI am for the art of underwear and the art of taxicabs. I am for the art of ice cream cones dropped on concrete.
Claes Oldenburg