Jerry Saltz Quotes About Obsession

Quotes about: Obsession

• Koons's work has always stood apart for its one-at-a-time perfection, epic theatricality, a corrupted, almost sick drive for purification, and an obsession with traditional artistic values.

  Jerry Saltz

  Epic, Sick, Perfection

• A great artist has a unique vision...obsession. They are someone willing to fail flamboyantly.

  Jerry Saltz

  Artist, Unique, Vision

• The debut show, “Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary,” is supposed to be about how artists reuse humble or unusual materials. There’s good work here, but much of what’s on view is actually more about obsession and repetition: a couch made out of 3,500 quarters, a necklace composed of 100 handgun triggers. The building, too, seems caught between wanting to be an object of decorative delectation and making an architectural statement.

  Jerry Saltz

  Art, Humble, Museums

  "Museum Date". Interview with Jerry Saltz, nymag.com. September 7, 2008.

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