Martin Firrell Quotes

British artist and activist

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Martin Firrell (born 4 April 1963) has been described as a cultural activist, a campaigner and benign propagandist, placing text in public space to promote debate and positive social change.

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I realized that the only possible response was to go to my wonderful local café, Maison Bertaux, check everyone was well, eat a little cake and then make art. To me, making art, and in particular public art, is always an assertion of our humanity and our strength.

If we’re being told to do stupid or cruel things, then it is morally correct to disobey.

I believe we have to put art back at the center of everyday life rather than allowing it to become a specialist activity at the margins of society.

Art should help you to navigate the real challenges of being a human being.

It is in the nature of truth not to be at fault.

Art is like a fart for the soul. Better out than in.

I have a fundamental faith in folk, that people are interesting and good.

Writing adds up to the conscience of our times.

Different is not wrong.

All I need is a hat and a vagina.

Ageing is a privilege not a predicament

Why settle for the art world when you can have the whole world?

I want to live in a city where the police don’t shoot you.

Revolutions have always started in cafés.

Calamitous collapse is better than mediocre defeat!