The young artist of today need no longer say 'I am a painter,' or 'a poet,' or 'a dancer.' He is simply an 'artist.' All of life will be open to him.

The line between art and life should be kept as fluid, and perhaps indistinct, as possible.

In this context of achievement-and-death, artist who make Happenings are living out the purest melodrama. Their activity embodies the myth of nonsuccess, for Happenings cannot be sold and taken home; they can only be supported.

Some of us will probably become famous. It will be an ironic fame fashioned largely by those who have never seen our work.

I am not so sure whether what we do now is art or something not quite art. If I call it art, it is because I wish to avoid the endless arguments some other name would bring forth.

A walk down 14th street is more amazing than any masterpiece of art.

This everyday world affects the way art is created as much as it conditions its response.