Matter as matter rather than matter as symbol is a conscious political position, essentially Marxist.
Carl AndreMy works have always been unjoined. People were always making variations of my works, and I just said, "I don't want to know." You can't put limits on those pieces. You can't be there all of the time when they're installed.
Carl AndreMy art springs from my desire to have things in the world which would otherwise never be there.
Carl Andre