J. Carter Brown

“Taste is the enemy of art.”

“We are in the business of memory.”

“You have to have a certain arrogance to be a museum director.”

“The first function of a museum is to be a place of wonder.”

“Blockbusters are not about money, they are about bringing people to the art.”

“I believe in the power of the original work of art.”

“Art is the signature of a civilization.”

“Architecture is the printing press of all ages, and gives a history of the state of the society in which it was erected.”

“An architect's first work is apt to be spare and clean.”