George Brecht/new York Avant-garde

Famous quotes containing the words brecht, york, avant-garde:

    “You don’t need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.”
    —Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956)

    “The New York action painters want their pictures to jump off the walls and chase you down the street.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “Life is difficult for those who have the daring to first set out on an unknown road. The avant-garde always has a bad time of it.”
    —Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)