I'm looking for what the artist is trying to say and what he or she is actually saying, what the work reveals about society and the timeless conditio… - Jerry Saltz

But doubt is a sign of faith: it tests and humbles you, allows newness into your life. Best of all, doubt banishes the stifling effect of certainty. Certainty kills curiosity and change.

You can't prove Rembrandt is better than Norman Rockwell - although if you actually do prefer Rockwell, I'd say you were shunning complexity, were secretly conservative, and hadn't really looked at either painter's work. Taste is a blood sport.

Surely, your crappy art can fake out twelve stupid people. I've seen it done with one or two.