Asked about his political views in 1968, the artist remarked that if he wanted to respond to such questions he would change his profession and become a politician.
"In this time of economic hardship," the artist remarked, "the city's tax dollars could be used differently.
Dale Schott, who served as a storyboard artist, remarked that "Nelvana had a lot to do with reviving the low-budget feature" with its efforts on The Care Bears Movie.
"This is the first time a gallery has agreed to present all new work, with the objects made specifically for this show," Jonas, a preeminent performance and video artist, remarks quietly.
Another encounter isn't nearly so sweet: It's with a prickly middle-aged woman who, noticing the art objects that adorn Abby's loft (they include a version of the Guerilla Girls print "The Advantages of Being a Woman Artist"), remarks that Abby seems "cultured," then asks if they "know anyone together".
The images we are now seeing of the surfaces of other planets and their moons also have a beauty to them that I have heard modern artists remark on their intricate and majestic forms and patterns, which brings to mind another statement of Baha'u'llah: "Every created thing in the whole universe is but a door leading unto His knowledge, a symbol of His majesty, a token of His power".
(As many contemporary artists have remarked, this is also an issue with the Guggenheim Fellowships program: it favors artists who are high-minded, but not too rigorous or controversial).
Further, as many artists have remarked, paint has a singular penchant for mimicking flesh.
"I suppose Bruce Nauman is the odd one out in this collection of artists," Hatoum remarked to Daftari.
Except of course, as many artists here remarked, that the island fantasy continues right along, still inspiring across the continent and around the world.
