“So with the young African artists. What they have to learn from tribal...” — Henry Moore Quote

“So with the young African artists. What they have to learn from tribal art is not how to copy the traditional forms, but the confidence that comes from knowing that somewhere inside them there should be the vitality which enabled their fathers to produce these extraordinary and exciting forms.”

“The most striking quality common to all primitive art is its intense vitality. It is something made by a people with a direct and immediate response to life.”

“There are three fundamental poses of the human figure. One is standing. The other is seated, and the third is lying down... Of the three poses, the reclining figure gives the most freedom, compositionally and spatially.”

“I don't want to not be African. The goal is to live in a world where my race doesn't limit my access, where I can see myself represented in the highest level of society without any limitation.”

“Classical music gives musicians a kick. But African music gives everyone a kick.”

“Obama is not an African American president, but a president of all Americans. It doesn't matter if you are black, white, Hispanic, he's the president of all races.”