Formal art is essentially rational.

Conceptual art became the liberating idea that gave the art of the next 40 years its real impetus.

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

The artist is seen like a producer of commodities, like a factory that turns out refrigerators.

Artists of many diverse types began using simple forms to their own ends.

Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple

The most interesting characteristic of the cube is that it is relatively uninteresting. Compared to any other three-dimensional form, the cube lacks any aggressive force, implies no motion, and is least emotive. Therefore, it is the best form to use as a basic unit for any more elaborate function, the grammatical device from which the work may proceed.