Rembrandt was way ahead of his time. It's as if he was painting an amateur theatrical, or a professional theatrical, in his studio. It's a kind of performance.
Peter SchjeldahlIt's my duty to sell the ideas. But there's always a question when it comes to beauty.
Peter SchjeldahlArtists are expected to talk about their work but writers aren't expected to talk about their writing.
Peter SchjeldahlI have painted enough to have a lot of respect for mediocre painters. It's really hard.
Peter SchjeldahlThe dominant problem of pictorial art since the nineteen-fifties is photography, and, by extension, film and video. The basilisk eye of the camera has withered the pride of handworked mediums. Painting survives on a case-by-case basis, its successes amounting to special exemptions from a verdict of history.
Peter Schjeldahl