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“The Persians make the most beautiful rugs in the world, not that I play favorites, but on each rug, no matter how intricate and exquisite, the artist makes sure there’s some small defect. It’s called a Persian flaw. It’s… it’s a recognition that perfection exists only in me, an acceptance that life can never really be lived exactly the way you expect. I love the colors. Good night.”
— Old Lady God/ Joan of Arcadia
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Bob Marley interview about richness and money
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“I don’t think it’s necessary to be original. It’s necessary to be honest.”
Martin Creed: What’s the point of it? is the first major retrospective of Creed’s ingenious and often highly provocative work. Since the beginning of his career, when he made small objects that could be placed anywhere, Creed has made work that questions the very nature of art and challenges taboos. His work takes on a multitude of forms—from sculpture, paintings, neons, films and installations, to music and performance—appearing both in the art gallery and in broader public circulation. At once rigorous and humorous, his art continually surprises, disrupts and overturns our expectations. It reflects on the unease we face in making choices, the comfort we find in repetition, the desire to control, and the inevitable losses of control that shape existence.
Martin Creed
Work No. 88
1995
A sheet of A4 paper crumpled into a ball.
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“Success isn’t about how much money you make; it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.”
— Michelle Obama
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Why people fall for bullshit, according to a scientist
“The difference between bullshit and lying is that bullshit is constructed without any concern for the truth. It’s designed to impress rather than inform. And then lying, of course, is very concerned with the truth — but subverting it.”
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“Every good work should have at least ten meanings.” — Walter De Maria
The Broken Kilometer (1979), located at 393 West Broadway in New York City, is composed of 500 highly polished, round, solid brass rods, each measuring two meters in length and five centimeters (two inches) in diameter. The 500 rods are placed in five parallel rows of 100 rods each. The sculpture weighs 18 ¾ tons and would measure 3,280 feet if all the elements were laid end-to-end. Each rod is placed such that the spaces between the rods increase by 5mm with each consecutive space, from front to back; the first two rods of each row are placed 80mm apart, the last two rods are placed 580 mm apart. Stadium lights illuminate the work’s full area of 45 by 125 feet.
This work is the companion piece to De Maria’s 1977 Vertical Earth Kilometer at Kassel, Germany. In that permanently installed earth sculpture, a brass rod of the same diameter, total weight and total length has been inserted 1,000 meters into the ground.
The Broken Kilometer has been on long-term view to the public since 1979. This work was commissioned and is maintained by Dia Art Foundation.
Walter De Maria
The Broken Kilometer
1979
Brass
At 393 West Broadway, New York
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“Good artists do not copy, great artists do not steal.”
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“Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me.” — Elizabeth Gilbert
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Art Movement Overview (Cont.)
Style often helps categorize and define art, making it easier for people to understand and discuss different periods, techniques, and themes in art history. Without a recognizable style, art can become more challenging to classify. However, this does not mean that art without a defined style lacks value or meaning. It just means that it may not fit neatly into the traditional frameworks that we’ve created for understanding art.
In the absence of a specific style, art may be categorized by other criteria, like the concepts behind the work, its intentions, or even its context (social, political, or cultural). For instance, conceptual art is categorized by the ideas it expresses rather than the visual style itself. Similarly, installation art might focus more on how the work interacts with space and the viewer than on the style of its execution.
In some ways, art without style challenges the idea that all art must be categorized in a specific way. It opens up a broader interpretation, where the meaning and impact of the art can come from its message or experience rather than its form.
Do you find this lack of style freeing, or do you think art needs some form of structure to be appreciated?
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“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” — Ernest Hemingway
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Art Movement Overview
An art movement is a style or trend in art that is followed by a group of artists during a specific period. These movements often share common techniques, themes, or philosophies. They can be influenced by historical events, cultural shifts, or technological advancements.
For example:
- Impressionism (late 19th century) focused on capturing light and everyday life with loose brushwork.
- Surrealism (20th century) explored dreams and the unconscious mind with strange, dreamlike imagery.
- Abstract Expressionism (mid-20th century) emphasized spontaneous and emotional brushstrokes rather than realistic representation.
Art movements help categorize different styles and ideas in art history. Do you have a particular movement you’re interested in?
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