Nobody really needs a painting. It's something you kind of create value for in a way that you don't with a company. It's an act of collective faith what an object is worth. Maintaining that value system is part of what a dealer does, not just making a transaction but making sure that important art feels important.
Interpretation
The value of art is subjective and shaped by communal belief rather than inherent necessity.
This quote emphasizes the idea that art holds value not because it fulfills a basic need, but due to the collective faith and appreciation of society. It highlights the role of art dealers in maintaining and communicating this perceived value, ensuring that art is recognized and appreciated for its significance rather than merely treated as a transactional item.
In practice
In a gallery opening speech to highlight the importance of art beyond its commercial value.
Get yourself in that intense state of being next to madness. Keep yourself in, not necessarily a frenzied state, but in a state of great intensity. The kind of state you would be in before going to bed with your partner. That heightened state when you're in a carnal embrace: time stops and nothing else matters. You should always write with an erection. Even if you're a woman.
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Art is too serious to be taken seriously.
To disappear your complete self into a character is quite difficult. I've tried it 85 times, and I've succeeded two or three times.
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