Michael Kimmelman quotes
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“Out of routine comes inspiration. That's the idea, anyway. To grasp what's exceptional, you first have to know what's routine.”
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“It's not that there is no such thing as truth. But we come to like and trust a certain story, not because it's necessarily the most absolutely truthful, but because it's a thing that we tell ourselves makes sense of the world, at least at this moment.”
-- Michael KimmelmanSource : "My Kid Could Paint That". Documentary, Family, Mystery, www.imdb.com. 2007.
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“Under ordinary circumstances, bad art naturally gets sorted out and disappears. That is how history works when it is left alone to do its job.”
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“Art, not unlike raising children... may entail much sacrifice and periods of despair, but, with luck, the effort will produce something that outlives you.”
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“Art is not just about what's great or expensive or scandalous or famous. It's a mirror we hold up that looks different to everyone who sees it, and whose beauty lies as much in us, and our capacity to dream...”
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“The paradox of the culture wars is that they have made celebrities out of some artists who would otherwise vanish. Censorship has become a growth industry. This may be the best argument, in the end, for unfettered freedom of expression.”
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“Everything, even the most ordinary daily affair, is enriched by the lessons that can be gleaned from art...”
-- Michael KimmelmanSource : Michael Kimmelman (2005). “The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa”, Penguin Press HC
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“Drawing used to be a civilized thing to do, like reading and writing. It was taught in elementary schools. It was democratic. It was a boon to happiness.”
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“The consolation of art comes in many forms... For some it is making, for others it is having.”
-- Michael KimmelmanSource : Michael Kimmelman (2005). “The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa”, Penguin Press HC
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“Art provides us with clues about how to live our own lives more fully... art becomes our entree to the sublime.”
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“All writers, all storytellers, are imposing their own narrative on something.”
-- Michael KimmelmanSource : "My Kid Could Paint That". Documentary, Family, Mystery, www.imdb.com. 2007.
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