Andres Serrano quotes

I like to believe that rather than destroy icons, I make new ones. (Andres Serrano)
Being born, especially being born a person of color, is a political act in itself. View quote
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I am an artist first and a photographer second. View quote
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Oftentimes we love the thing we hate and vice versa. View quote
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I have never been able to see myself as fitting into one category, and I have never been able to limit my contact with people to one group of people. View quote
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As a former Catholic, and as someone who even today is not opposed to being called a Christian, I felt I had every right to use the symbols of the Church and resented being told not to. View quote
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An artist is nothing without his or her obsessions, and I have mine. View quote
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My work is intensely personal. View quote
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I like going to Church for aesthetic reasons, rather than spiritual ones. View quote
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I have always felt that I am the sum total of my parts. View quote
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I don't think that because I am Hispanic I should therefore do Hispanic work. (Andres Serrano)
I am drawn to Christ but I have real problems with the Catholic Church. View quote
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My use of the medium - photography - is in some ways traditional. View quote
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I like the aesthetics of the Church. View quote
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In my work, I explore my own Catholic obsessions. View quote
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I have always felt that my work is religious, not sacrilegious. View quote
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I have never voted in my life. View quote
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One of the things that I am happy about in my life as an artist is that I am not considered a Hispanic artist. View quote
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Some people have compared the Klan images to ecclesiastical figures. View quote
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I think if the Vatican is smart, someday they'll collect my work. View quote
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Whenever possible, I operate outside the system. (Andres Serrano)
People have to find ways of explaining the work. View quote
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I am just an artist. View quote
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I usually refer to myself as Hispanic. View quote
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I like Church furniture. View quote
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Andres Serrano

Andres Serrano - Image
Photo: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: American Photographer
Born: August 15, 1950
Quotes count: 27

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