It Is A Depressing Business Talking To

I Have To Say That I Reject Somewhat The Distinction Between Something Called Art And Something Called Public Art. I Think All Art Demands And Desires To Be Seen.

I Was Educated By Monks - I Thank Them Dearly For The Education They Gave Me, But I Am No Longer A Catholic.

Art Has To Change Things, And If It Was Immediately Acceptable It Would Not Be Doing The Job.

Art Is The Means By Which We Communicate What It Feels Like To Be Alive - In The Past, That Was Mixed Up With Other Illustrative Duties, But That Was Still Its Central Function That Has Been Liberated In The Art Called Modern.

I Think Critics Are Very Useful. But I Think That They, In A Way, Betray Their Position When They Stop People Looking For Themselves.