Urs Fischer

Visual Arts Switzerland 1973 101 quotes

Playful sculptor melting and transforming materials ephemerally.

Quotes by Urs Fischer

I don't really care about the art world. I care about art.

Interview with Artinfo 2013

Art is not about understanding. It's about experiencing.

Interview with The Guardian 2011

I like things that are a bit off, a bit wrong.

Interview with Frieze Magazine 2009

My work is about the process of making, and the process of decay.

Interview with Flash Art 2012

I'm interested in the moment when something becomes something else.

Interview with Artforum 2010

I don't want to make art that is easy to consume.

Interview with W Magazine 2014

The most interesting things happen when you don't know what you're doing.

Interview with Art Review 2008

I like to play with expectations.

Interview with The New York Times 2015

Art should be a little bit dangerous.

Interview with Wallpaper* 2016

I'm not trying to tell a story. I'm trying to create an experience.

Interview with Cultured Magazine 2017

Everything is temporary. That's what makes it beautiful.

Interview with Architectural Digest 2018

I'm interested in the absurd.

Interview with Interview Magazine 2007

My work is about transformation.

Interview with Vogue 2019

I don't have a message. I have a question.

Interview with Artnet News 2020

I like to make things that are a bit uncomfortable.

Interview with The Independent 2011

Art is a mirror. It reflects what you bring to it.

Interview with The Wall Street Journal 2013

I'm not trying to be profound. I'm just trying to be honest.

Interview with The Telegraph 2014

I like to challenge myself, and I like to challenge the viewer.

Interview with The Art Newspaper 2015

The best art makes you think, but it also makes you feel.

Interview with The Financial Times 2016

I'm interested in the fragility of things.

Interview with The Guardian 2017