By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Few people in contemporary art demonstrate much curiosity. The majority spend their days blathering on, rather than trying to work out why one artist is more interesting than another, or why one picture works and another doesn't.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius.

I don't buy art just to make artists happy any more than I want to make them sad if I sell their work.