Quotes by Jerry Saltz

The art gods cooked up something special for James Ensor.

All art comes from other art, and all immigrants come from other places.

When art wins, everyone wins.

I have a soft spot for art that, in terms of subject matter and material, is in bad taste.

Art is changing. Again. Here. Now. Opportunities to witness this are rare, so attend and observe.

Art is good, bad, boring, ugly, useful to us or not.

Recessions are hard on people, but they are not hard on art.

I like that the art world isn’t regulated.

To engage with art, we have to be willing to be wrong, venture outside our psychic comfort zones, suspend disbelief, and remember that art explores and alters consciousness simultaneously.

The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, one that lasts 30 dynasties spread over 3,000 years.