Boris Groys Quotes
Boris Groys is a Russian-born German philosopher, art critic, and media theorist, professor at New York University, whose work has reshaped the philosophy of contemporary art and the theory of communism. The Total Art of Stalinism reread the Soviet avant-garde and Stalinist culture as a single project of total artistic remaking of life, while Going Public and In the Flow have made him one of the leading interpreters of the curatorial and aesthetic logic of late-modern art institutions. The quotes below are attributed to Boris Groys, organized by topic.
Boris Groys on Politics
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Attributed to Boris Groys:
“Communism is the project of subordinating the economy to politics, and politics to philosophy.”
Boris Groys on Time
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Attributed to Boris Groys:
“The artwork is a proposal addressed to a future spectator.”
Boris Groys on Truth
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Attributed to Boris Groys:
“In the museum, every object is the equal of every other.”
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Attributed to Boris Groys:
“The avant-garde does not depict reality; it proposes it.”
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Attributed to Boris Groys:
“To curate is to take responsibility for what becomes visible.”