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

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

All of the significant art of today stems from Conceptual art. This includes the art of installation, political, feminist and socially directed art.

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

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

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

The thinking of John Cage derived from Duchamp and Dada. I was not interested in that.