Americans understand better than the Europeans and the English that any publicity is good.
Carl AndreSoHo was called Hell's Hundred Acres because it was full of sweatshops - without fire escapes. Completely not up to code. Every once in a while, these buildings would burn and 26 Puerto Ricans would be killed.
Carl AndreYou can always find somebody to beat up. This goes back to the schoolyard. Most men would think, Don't chum with girls. But I chummed with girls.
Carl AndreMatter as matter rather than matter as symbol is a conscious political position, essentially Marxist.
Carl Andre