“Appropriation was the language of my generation in many ways. It came ...” — Deborah Kass Quote

“Appropriation was the language of my generation in many ways. It came out of Duchamp, Warhol, Johns, Lichtenstein.”

“Social issues have been used to distract Americans from their own self interests since Nixon's southern strategy, and now people are paying the price.”

“Coming out as a Barbra Streisand fan was way more embarrassing than coming out as a lesbian. To be an artist of my generation willing to be unhip - artists were supposed to be like cowboys.”

“I remember the Silver Jubilee clearly because we had a fancy dress street party in Sheffield. I dressed up as a Japanese girl with a too-big red kimono - cultural appropriation hadn't been invented in 1977. I was six.”

“I think one big thing with food and race that is a hot topic is cultural appropriation.”

“Every civilization is founded on sins - every single one. Dispossession, violence, appropriation. What distinguishes civilizations are the ones who rise above it.”