Arne Glimcher Quotes & Sayings

“In the early 1990s we witnessed the emergence of a revitalized contemporary Chinese art world that began as a reaction against the government-approved Social Realist style. Zhang Xiaogang, Huang Yong Ping, Ai WeiWei, Yue Minjun, and Wang Guangyi were among the first group of artists to establish a movement that became known as Cynical Realism.”

“Your life moves in patterns toward things, and things that we achieve finally are part of this mosaic. I just think that we create our own fate.”

“There is more to representing art than selling art. The life of the gallery is dependent on the renewal and refreshment of its artists and dealers. When that stops happening, it's the end.”

“Art is a tool by which society extends its perception.”

“If Abstract Expression reached for the sublime, Pop turned ordinary imagery into icons. Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol illuminated the transformative power of context and the process of reproduction. Claes Oldenburg's soft ice-cream cones and hamburgers changed sculpture from hard to soft, from stasis to transformation.”

“The most wonderful time to be in the art world was in the sixties, because it wasn't a business - there was no business of doing art.”

“Historically, art has always had a market. When one medieval fiefdom defeated another they would drag back its jewels, gold, tapestries and art objects as the spoils of war. Art equaled power, riches and culture.”

“Fairs are beneath the dignity of art. To stand there in a booth and hawk your wares - it is just not how you sell art.”

“I like the idea of a love story between men. There is a great affection between men, which exists much more in ethnic groups: Latin, Italian, Jewish.”

“I think very often the price paid for a work is the trophy itself.”