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“I still think science is looking for answers and art is looking for questions.”
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Quinn sees the skeleton as representative of an everyman, an abstraction of a person since it is the part of the body which transcends death. The sculptures Angel and Waiting for Godot take the form of a praying skeleton and are an ironic reference to the idea of waiting for answers – or for some kind of external power to guide our life.
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Marc Quinn
Waiting for Godot
2006
Patinated bronze
77h x 37w x 76.5d cm
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“Good artists do not copy, great artists do not steal.”
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“I don’t listen to what art critics say. I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.”
Jean-Michel Basquiat
In This Case
1983
acrylic and oilstick on canvas
77 7/8 x 73 ¾ in.
Price realised
USD 93,105,000
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“Good artists do not copy, great artists do not steal.”
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“I don’t want to express violence or anger or hate in my art. I want to express forgiveness.”
Raymond Pettibon
“OF A SCENE ON WHICH REAL ISM WAS NEW DRAWING”
2000
Ink, felt-tip pen, and newspaper collage on paper
27.5 x 21.5 cm.
Price Realised
EUR 6,300
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Van Gogh sold one painting in his lifetime. Was he not an artist?
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“An idea is more important than style. Style is merely the vehicle for the idea.”
— Sol LeWitt
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“You change the world by being yourself.”
Yoko Ono
Cut Piece
1964
performed in New Works of Yoko Ono,
Carnegie Recital Hall, New York
March 21, 1965
Photo: Minoru Niizuma
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“The purpose of art is mystery.”
René Magritte
The Rape
1966
graphite on wove paper
35.9 x 27 cm (14 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
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“Concept is king. Without a strong idea, style is just decoration.”
– Unknown
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Estimated Representation of Asian Artists in Art History Books
Pre-20th Century (Before 1900s)
- Western art history books: Less than 2%
- Global art history books: 10–15% (including Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Persian art)
20th Century (1900–1999)
- Western-focused books: 3–5%
- More globally aware books: 15–20%
- Asian artists became more recognized in the contemporary period, especially post-1950s.
21st Century (2000–Present)
- Traditional Western art books: 5–10%
- Contemporary/global art books: 20–30%
- With globalization, more Asian artists are included, particularly from China, Japan, Korea, and India.
Overall Estimate (From Past to Present)
- Western-centric books: ~3–5% Asian artists across all periods.
- Global/inclusive books: ~15–20%, rising in recent years.
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I’d be a little jealous if your art made it into MoMA!
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“My painting is not violent, it’s life that is violent. Even within the most beautiful landscape, in the trees, under the leaves, the insects are eating each other; violence is a part of life. We are born with a scream; we come into life with a scream and maybe love is a mosquito net between the fear of living and the fear of death.”
Francis Bacon
Study for Portrait
1977
oil and dry transfer lettering on canvas
78 x 58 1/8 in.
Price realised
USD 49,812,500