ɪn ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ˈɪʃuː ʌv vˈænᵻɾi fˈɛɹ, kəstˈɑːbi sˈɛd, "ðiːz mjuːzˈiəm kjʊɹɹˈeɪɾɚz, ðæt ɑːɹ fɚðə mˈoʊst pˈɑːɹt hˌoʊmoʊsˈɛkʃuːəl, hæv kəntɹˈoʊld ðɪ ˈɑːɹt wˈɜːld ɪnðə ˈeɪɾi z.
In a 1989 issue of Vanity Fair, Kostabi said, "These museum curators, that are for the most part homosexual, have controlled the art world in the '80s.