The entertainment industry, the advertising industry have taken [the] tools from the art world and made themselves much more politically potent. We are really devastated and very impotent right now. A photographer just working for an advertising company has a platform to be much more politically effective in the world than an artist.
Jeff KoonsArt is about profundity. It's about connecting to everything that it means to be alive, but you have to act.
Jeff KoonsIf I try to articulate every little detail in a drawing, it would be like missing the forest for the trees, so it's just about getting the outline of the forest.
Jeff KoonsAs an artist, I've always wanted to participate in the dialogue of art with other artists.
Jeff Koons