It's wonderful to see art in a museum, but it is institutionalised. I don't like the idea of the artwork as something that requires special conditions. I would like it to be universal.
Interpretation
Art should be accessible to everyone and not confined to special environments like museums.
Antony Gormley's quote emphasizes the idea that art should not be restricted to institutional settings like museums, which can make it feel exclusive and distant. He advocates for a more universal approach to art, where it can be experienced and appreciated by all, regardless of location or context, highlighting the importance of accessibility and inclusivity in the art world.
In practice
During a speech on community culture, one might quote this to emphasize the importance of public art.
I believe in the city as a natural human environment, but we must humanize it. It's art that will re-define public space in the 21st Century. We can make our cities diverse, inspirational places by putting art, dance and performance in all its forms into the matrix of street life.
We are not moving towards some kind of goal. We are at the goal, and it is changing with us. If art has any purpose, it is to open our eyes to that fact.
Art is not about objects of high monetary exchange. It's about reasserting our firsthand experience in present time.
Pop art is about liking things.
I've always believed that there's an amazing number of things you can do through a rock'n'roll song and that you can do serious writing in a rock song if you can somehow do it without losing the beat.
I am an artist at living - my work of art is my life.
There is material enough in a single flower for the ornament of a score of cathedrals.
Life is rich, always changing, always challenging, and we architects have the task of transmitting into wood, concrete, glass and steel, of transforming human aspirations into habitable and meaningful space.
I looked at myself, and I just said, 'Well, you know, I can sing, but I'm not the greatest singer in the world. I can play guitar very well, but I'm not the greatest guitar player in the world.' So I said, 'Well, if I'm going to project an individuality, it's going to have to be in my writing.'
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