When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.

During the '70s I was interested in words and meaning as a way of making art.

Artists teach critics what to think. Critics repeat what the artists teach them.

Every generation renews itself in its own way; there's always a reaction against whatever is standard.

The other great development has been in photography, but that too was influenced by Conceptual art.

When words such as painting and sculpture are used, they connote a whole tradition and imply a consequent acceptance of this tradition, thus placing limitations on the artist who would be reluctant to make art that goes beyond the limitations.

One usually understands the art of the past by applying the conventions of the present thus misunderstanding the art of the past.