Jerry Saltz (born March 19, 1951) is an American art critic. Since 2006, he has been senior art critic and a columnist for New York magazine.
I have a soft spot for art that, in terms of subject matter and material, is in bad taste. Use this quote
Art is changing. Again. Here. Now. Opportunities to witness this are rare, so attend and observe. Use this quote
Art is good, bad, boring, ugly, useful to us or not. Use this quote
Recessions are hard on people, but they are not hard on art. Use this quote
I like that the art world isn't regulated. Use this quote
The art world is molting - some would say melting. Galleries are closing; museums are scaling back. Use this quote
Almost all institutions own a lot more art than they can ever show, much of it revealing for its timeliness, genius, or sheer weirdness. Use this quote
The forties, seventies, and the nineties, when money was scarce, were great periods, when the art world retracted but it was also reborn. Use this quote
Robert Rauschenberg was not a giant of American art; he was the giant. No American created so many aesthetic openings for so many artists. Use this quote
The Met is not only the finest encyclopedic museum of art in the United States; it is arguably the finest anywhere. Use this quote
