The fact that in the last 10 years only five of the 40 Turner Prize nominees have been painters tells you more about curators than about the state of painting today.
Artists need a lot of collectors, all kinds of collectors, buying their art. - Charles Saatchi
Artists need a lot of collectors, all kinds of collectors, buying their art.
- Charles Saatchi
The art critics on some of Britain's newspapers could as easily have been assigned gardening or travel, and been cheerfully employed for life. - Charles Saatchi
The art critics on some of Britain's newspapers could as easily have been assigned gardening or travel, and been cheerfully employed for life.
Nothing is as uplifting as standing before a great painting whether it was painted in 1505 or last Tuesday. - Charles Saatchi
Nothing is as uplifting as standing before a great painting whether it was painted in 1505 or last Tuesday.
When a critic knows what she or he is looking at and writes revealingly about it, it's sublime. - Charles Saatchi
When a critic knows what she or he is looking at and writes revealingly about it, it's sublime.
By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered. - Charles Saatchi
By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered.
Many people cycle or swim to keep trim. But if swimming is so good for the figure, how do you explain whales? - Charles Saatchi
Many people cycle or swim to keep trim. But if swimming is so good for the figure, how do you explain whales?
Art collectors are pretty insignificant in the scheme of things. What matters and survives is the art. - Charles Saatchi
Art collectors are pretty insignificant in the scheme of things. What matters and survives is the art.
Be the Worst You Can Be: Life's Too Long for Patience and Virtue - Charles Saatchi
Be the Worst You Can Be: Life's Too Long for Patience and Virtue
There are no rules about investment. Sharks can be good. Artist's dung can be good. Oil on canvas can be good. - Charles Saatchi
There are no rules about investment. Sharks can be good. Artist's dung can be good. Oil on canvas can be good.
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