Deborah Kass Born : 1952 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Deborah Kass To be an artist of my generation willing to be unhip -artists were supposed to be like cowboys. Deborah Kass cowboygenerationsartist Appropriation was the language of my generation in many ways. It came out of Duchamp, Warhol, Johns, Lichtenstein. Deborah Kass generationslanguageway A lot of Broadway has that immigrant narrative of America as a place where you can become something else against all odds. Deborah Kass broadwayoddsamerica I have that memory of dancing on my father's feet to all the music my parents used to listen to. Deborah Kass feetmemoriesfather My work since the late '80s specifically questioned what was presented as the "natural" order of things in the history of post war NY painting. Deborah Kass paintingwarorder I am not alone in thinking that we are at a tipping point ecologically and morally and politically. Democracy cannot survive without a vibrant middle class, yet the policies of one of the parties has been committed to wiping it out for 30 years. Deborah Kass partyyearsthinking 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. Deborah Kass issuesselfpeople 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. Deborah Kass generationlikeartistway
