What the work of art looks like isn't too important. It has to look like something if it has a physical form. No matter what form it may finally have it must begin with an idea. It is the process of conception and realization with which the artist is concerned.

The idea part is simple but the visual perception is complex.

Minimalism wasn't a real idea - it ended before it started.

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

Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple

New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas.

I wasn't really that interested in objects. I was interested in ideas.