Conceptual art became the liberating idea that gave the art of the next 40 years its real impetus.
Sol LeWittI believe that the artist's involvement in the capitalist structure is disadvantageous to the artist and forces him to produce objects in order to live.
Sol LeWittNew materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas.
Sol LeWitt[The artist's aim is] not to instruct the viewer, but to give him information... . The artist would follow his predetermined premise to its conclusion, avoiding subjectivity. Chance, taste, or unconsciously remembered forms would play no part in the outcome. The serial artist does not attempt to produce a beautiful or mysterious object but functions merely as a clerk cataloguing the results of his premise.
Sol LeWitt