Important artists are innovators whose work changes the practices of their successors.
David GalensonIt's not curators, it's not critics, it's not the public, it's not collectors who find great artists - it's other artists.
David GalensonThe precision of their goals allows conceptual artists to be satisfied that they have produced one or more works that achieve a particular purpose... a problem solved can free him to pursue new goals.
David GalensonArtists who have produced experimental innovations have been motivated by aesthetic criteria: they have aimed at presenting visual perceptions. Their goals are imprecise, so their procedure is tentative and incremental.
David Galenson