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

The young artist... will discover out of ordinary things the meaning of ordinariness. He will not try to make them extraordinary. Only their real meaning will be stated.

Doing life consciously was a compelling notion to me.

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.

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.

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

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