“You don't work in a vacuum. If you're a visual artist you work in a vi...” — Grayson Perry Quote

“You don't work in a vacuum. If you're a visual artist you work in a visual culture. If you're a pop musician you listen to pop music. If you're an artist you should know about the art world.”

“From birth until I went to art college when I was 19, there are perhaps less than a dozen photographs of me.”

“Security and care of the objects is paramount. Arty composition comes after everything is safe from greasy fingers, humidity or excess light.”

“Many say an art dealer running a museum is a 'conflict of interest.' But maybe the art world has lived an artificial or unintentional lie all of these years when it comes to conflicts of interest.”

“I don't necessarily make much art myself, but after I wrote 'Warped Passages,' I was fortunate to get involved a little in the art world. I got invited to write a libretto for what we called a projective opera, and I also got invited to curate an art exhibit.”

“I think the art world heightens the intensity of desires for inclusion, and the humiliations of exclusion, which is why it's a great place to circulate when you are in the lucky position, as I am, of not wanting or needing anything from anyone.”