Robert Rauschenberg was not a giant of American art; he was the giant. No American created so many aesthetic openings for so many artists.

Few contemporary artists mined the space between the ordinary and the strange better than Orozco did.

When museums are built these days, architects, directors, and trustees seem most concerned about social space: places to have parties, eat dinner, wine-and-dine donors. Sure, these are important these days - museums have to bring in money - but they gobble up space and push the art itself far away from the entrance.

Being critical of art is a way of showing art respect.

Artschwager's art always involves looking closely at surfaces, questions what an object is, wants to make you forget the name of the thing you're looking at so that it might mushroom in your mind into something that triggers unexpected infinities.

The secret of food lies in memory - of thinking and then knowing what the taste of cinnamon or steak is.

Make an enemy of jealousy and envy. As fast and soon as you can…. The art world is high school with money.