"We're in a very strange situation where some artists have derived a lot from their theoretical reading but never as systematically as people are inclined to think. Felix-Gonzalez Torres, who I know reads theory carefully, nonetheless made a point of saying that it was not to be read in a kind of rigorous, academic way, but to help unblock thoughts and open up questions.
"A lot of artists don't want to tip their hands and show how selective and shallow their understanding is; a lot of people who do theory full time don't really want to acknowledge that the process of making art is fundamentally different from the process of writing theory. And, therefore, even though you may share a vocabulary, you don't share at all the same kind of generative process or goals."
"There isn't less of a focus (on the cult of youth) yet, but it's going to dawn on people that it's not working."
-- Robert Storr, from http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Robert-Storr-Most-theory-has-little-bearing-on-art/19605)
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