I wasn't really that interested in objects. I was interested in ideas..

The idea becomes a machine that makes the art..

Banal ideas cannot be rescued by beautiful execution..

Artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach..

When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another..

The idea part is simple but the visual perception is complex..

You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas..

Once it is out of his hand the artist has no control over the way a viewer will perceive the work. Different people will understand the same thing in….

Obviously a drawing of a person is not a real person, but a drawing of a line is a real line..

Every generation renews itself in its own way; there's always a reaction against whatever is standard..

The most interesting characteristic of the cube is that it is relatively uninteresting. Compared to any other three-dimensional form, the cube lacks ….

The system is the work of art; the visual work of art is the proof of the System. The visual aspect can't be understood without understanding the sys….

Artists teach critics what to think. Critics repeat what the artists teach them..

Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple.

New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas..

Irrational judgements lead to new experience..

A blind man can make art if what is in his mind can be passed to another mind in some tangible form..

When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory ….

One should be intelligent enough to know when not to be too intellectual.

All intervening steps, scribbles, sketches, drawings, failed work models, studies thoughts, conversations, are of interest. Those that show the thoug….

Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple. Successful ideas generally have the appearance of simplicity because they seem inevitable. In ….