This document provides quotes from 21st century artists such as Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, Julian Opie, and others, discussing their approaches to art. Some key themes that emerge are a focus on using new media and styles appropriate to the current era, engaging audiences through provocative language, and examining the world with a fresh perspective. The artists describe pushing boundaries and being unafraid to communicate difficult topics through their work.

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2. Art of the 21st century: Damien Hirst
“Artists are like everybody else“

3. Art of the 21st century: Sarah Lucas

4. Art of the 21st century: Julian Opie
“I am simply using that which is available to describe that which is experienced”

5. Art of the 21st century: Barbara Kruger
“Do you know why
language manifests itself
the way it does in my
work? It's because I
understand short
attention spans”

6. Art of the 21st century: Mona Hatoum

7. Art of the 21st century: David Shrigley

8. Art of the 21st century: Mark Titchner
“We react to language in a completely
different way; you can't stop yourself from
reading a word. It's a real moment of power"

9. Art of the 21st century: Jenny Saville
“I want people to know what it
is they're looking at. But at the
same time, the closer they
get to the painting, it's
like going back into

10. Art of the 21st century: Jeff Koons
“I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a
level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger.”

11. Art of the 21st century: Tracey Emin
“There is nothing difficult about my work,
and people get to hear it from me”

12. Art of the 21st century: Peter Doig
“I'm not trying to make paintings look like photos.
I want to make paintings using photos as a
reference, the way painters did when
photography was first invented.”

13. Art of the 21st century: Fiona Rae

14. Art of the 21st century: Banksy
"Remember crime against property is not real crime.
People look at an oil painting and admire the use
of brushstrokes to convey meaning. People
look at a graffiti painting and admire the
use of a drainpipe to gain
access"

15. Art of the 21st century: Swoon
“Once walls become used as a message
board, I think, “If you’re talking to me,
I’m going to talk back.”

16. Art of the 21st century: Marc Quinn
“Part of the job of the artist, as I see it,
is to make people re-examine
the world with fresh eyes.”

17. Art of the 21st century: Jenny Holzer
"Expressing anger is necessary."

18. Art of the 21st century: Antony Gormley
“Art is the means by which we communicate what it
feels like to be alive.. Art is not necessarily good for
you or about communicating "good things””

19. Art of the 21st century: Katy Moran
“When I’m making a painting, I get
quite excited by how close to awful
I can push it, while getting
something quite lovely from it as well”

20. Art of the 21st century: Andy Goldsworthy
”I enjoy working in a
quiet and subversive way.”

21. Art of the 21st century: Cornelia Parker
“There's such a freedom about being an
artist... You're not accountable –
you're this renegade thing”