“Artwork operates on two different levels: On one level, there's artwor...” — Kerry James Marshall Quote

“Artwork operates on two different levels: On one level, there's artwork as a mode of expressivity, and then there's the other side, where the image is a construction that is meant to engage in a discursive field in order to perform a particular function.”

“For black people, everything we do has to be ratified and endorsed by a power structure that is white. And that reinforces a kind of racial hierarchy where whiteness is the privileged position to be in, and ethnicity is problematic.”

“I never expected the White House to be warm, and the artwork on the walls was extraordinary. I am a fan of the Louvre, but being there it was almost just as good.”

“I was always creative with the artwork. Always creative with the visuals. That's what made me standout.”

“Jazz is very much a part of my life. I work with the Thelonious Monk Institute and do the artwork for their program every year.”