I want to use whatever connections to get a super-outstanding Basquiat in the White House. It could be one of mine. It could be something that a friend owns.

There is a constant ebb and flow in art historical reputations. The reputation of even the greatest figures like Picasso are in flux.

When skateboarding and punk merged, it really became a large teen subculture.

When you go out skating with your friends, you need one friend who knows how to take a good picture. Without the picture, there is no proof that you pulled the trick.

When I was looking at the Russian Constructivists, these agitprop artists actually painted on trains. It was a heavy influence. They were bringing art to the people, to the masses, and breaking it out of the clubbiness of the art world, which is a monolith.

After pop art, graffiti is probably the biggest art movement in recent history to have such an impact on culture.

Andy Warhol defined Pop Art.