James Nares on Chinese calligraphy

James Nares: "... the making of the calligraphy itself, which is a dance, with the brush."

Kalup Linzy on Édouard Manet

Kalup Linzy: "There must be some type of dialogue, and discourse, or conversation going on."

Vito Acconci on Zig Zag Stoel, by Gerrit Rietveld

Vito Acconci: "I think he wanted to do geometry, as much as he wanted to do a chair."

Raymond Pettibon on Joseph Mallord William Turner

Raymond Pettibon: "I like art where you can see the struggle in making the work."

Luis Camnitzer on etchings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Luis Camnitzer: "Art really is about expanding knowledge, it doesn't matter what skill you use."

Ann Agee on Harlequin Family, by Villeroy

Ann Agee: "This is like a Bernini sculpture to me: They're joined at the hips, and then all these parts are moving around; there's this incredible flow."