We are running out of time, we must have a planetary solution to a planetary crisis.
Art in the art world, and culture in general, are branches of the media, which produces our political and social thinking climate.
Museums are managers of consciousness. They give us an interpretation of history, of how to view the world and locate ourselves in it. They are, if you want to put it in positive terms, great educational institutions. If you want to put it in negative terms, they are propaganda machines.
In order to gain some insight into the forces that elevate certain products to the level of 'works of art' it is helpful - among other investigations - to look into the economic and political underpinnings of the institutions, individuals and groups who share in the control of power.
Art-making is just another part of the consciousness industry.
The artist's business requires an involvement in practically everything. . . The total scope of information he receives day after day is of concern.
An artist is not an isolated system. In order to survive he has to interact continuously with the world around him. . . Theoretically there are no limits to his involvement.
I write of youth, of love, and have access by these to sing of cleanly wantonness.
It is true that not all the victims were Jews, but all the Jews were victims
Fear made the gods; audacity has made kings. [Fr. , La crainte fit les dieux; l'audace a fait les rois. ]
In the interstices of language lie powerful secrets of the culture.