"It’s sort of like someone showing up with a bunch of roses. It’s not really a bad thing, but it’s also not going to be it, is it?"

"I was reading somewhere today that almost all religious places have a meteorite at their heart."

"If I don’t paint, I start to question life. I start to question painting itself."

"I like intensity piled upon intensity piled upon intensity piled upon endurance piled upon relentlessness."

"What happens if we become numb to our surroundings? What are the consequences of our actions?"

"An artwork is a seed: it can insert in our minds and hearts a doubt, a vision, a hope, a fear...."

"Have you been sailing? It’s like that. Sailing consists of long periods of complete and utter boredom, punctuated by moments of sublime terror."

"It's not hard to imagine Bradley smiling as he flips through art history books, dog-earring and tearing out pages at will."

"The artwork has one foot in the world of commodity but the other in the spiritual world."

"All that beauty feeds my soul."

"Actually, if I thought things were getting a little too sweet, I’d go towards these nasty ones."

"What is really important here is that it’s not my museum–I’m just giving away the art."

"Sound and music are dangerous precisely because they are very potent tools of resistance. Music cuts right through the intellect and appeals to the emotions."

"Of course Singapore is an empire of humidity, which is a kind of water. And also water as a trade, as a circulation of language, bodies and goods."

"I realised that's what painting feels like: the breath before you sing."

"When we talk about 'political art', we often confuse the aestheticization of politics for the politicization of aesthetics."

"Painting portraits from life is a very intimate experience. There is an awareness of someone’s body and a care for them during the process itself. "

"When my friends ask me where I want to go, I say, 'Where there are no human beings.'"

"And why does this other world exist: why do we expect a utopia?"

"When I’m painting, I’m the first person to witness that the moment depicted is happening. Throughout the process, I’m the only person really reacting to that scenery."

"I don't believe in the death of anything."

"From erotic paintings to AI-inspired landscapes, these picks capture the breadth of experimentation on the show floor."

"Strong sales and cross-market demand define Art Basel Hong Kong opening."

"12 artists. 12 artworks. One blockbuster week in Miami. Here are some of this year’s key pieces."

"Director Bridget Finn, who took the helm in 2023, oversees the show’s overall direction, balancing commercial success with critical inquiry and access."