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.
Money is something that can be measured; art is not. It's all subjective. Use this quote
Contrary to popular opinion, things don't go stale particularly fast in the art world. Use this quote
Art usually only makes the news in America when the subject is money. Use this quote
I hate art auctions. Use this quote
The price of a work of art has nothing to do with what the work of art is, can do, or is worth on an existential, alchemical level. Use this quote
To me, nothing in the art world is neutral. The idea of 'disinterest' strikes me as boring, dishonest, dubious, and uninteresting. Use this quote
The art world is an all-volunteer force. No one has to be here if he or she doesn't want to be, and we should be associating with anyone we want to. Use this quote
Wolfgang Tillman's stunning large-scale pictures, being shown for the first time, were so offhand I failed to see them as art. Use this quote
Galleries began growing in both number and size in the late seventies, when artists who worked in lofts wanted to exhibit their work in spaces similar to the ones the art was made in. Use this quote
Rumors sound of galleries asking artists for upsized art and more of it. I've heard of photographers asked to print larger to increase the wall power and salability of their work. Everything winds up set to maximum in order to feed the beast. Use this quote
