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Quotes by Thomas Hoving - (8 quotes)

Thomas Hoving - From the Art category:

The definition of art has changed almost every day since the first artist created the first work at least fifty thousand years ago... (Thomas Hoving)

Thomas Hoving - From the Change category:

With each change of definition in art, something considered non-art or bad art by a previous generation is suddenly acceptable. (Thomas Hoving)

Thomas Hoving - From the Collectors category:

To appreciate a work of art, is it okay to like what you like, and the heck with the art critics and experts? Absolutely. (Thomas Hoving)

Thomas Hoving - From the Genius category:

There have been countless changes in the long history of art. The most significant have been brought about by the genius of a single artist. (Thomas Hoving)

Thomas Hoving - From the Innovation category:

The definition of art has to shift whenever an innovator appears. (Thomas Hoving)

Thomas Hoving - From the Materials category:

Art happens when anyone in the world takes any kind of material and fashions it into a deliberate statement. (Thomas Hoving)

Thomas Hoving - From the Quality category:

Even if virtually anything can be art, there are levels of quality. (Thomas Hoving)

Thomas Hoving - From the Taste category:

The only enemy of art is taste. (Thomas Hoving)