Although my art work was heavily informed by my design work on a formal and visual level, as regards meaning and content the two practices parted ways.

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If most American cities are about the consumption of culture, Los Angeles and New York...

If most American cities are about the consumption of culture, Los Angeles and New York...

There's a moment of recognition. It's that white-light kind of stuff that just works. I...

There's a moment of recognition. It's that white-light kind of stuff that just works. I...

I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. Sometimes that stuff ends up in...

I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. Sometimes that stuff ends up in...

I had to figure out how to bring the world into my work.

I had to figure out how to bring the world into my work.

I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far...

I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far...

I'm trying to deal with ideas about histories, fame, hearsay, and how public identities are...

I'm trying to deal with ideas about histories, fame, hearsay, and how public identities are...

As with the Princess Di crash, which sent the media on the most insane feeding...

As with the Princess Di crash, which sent the media on the most insane feeding...

I feel uncomfortable with the term public art, because I'm not sure what it means....

I feel uncomfortable with the term public art, because I'm not sure what it means....

Look, we're all saddled with things that make us better or worse. This world is...

Look, we're all saddled with things that make us better or worse. This world is...

I've always thought that it's good to watch the news to find out what everybody...

I've always thought that it's good to watch the news to find out what everybody...

Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's...

Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's...

It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work,...

It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work,...

All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can...

All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can...

You know, one of the only times I ever wrote about art was the obituary...

You know, one of the only times I ever wrote about art was the obituary...

I want people to be drawn into the space of the work. And a lot...

I want people to be drawn into the space of the work. And a lot...

Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his...

Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his...

Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not.

Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not.

I think what I'm trying to do is create moments of recognition. To try to...

I think what I'm trying to do is create moments of recognition. To try to...

I think there are lots of ways to make good work. You can throw big...

I think there are lots of ways to make good work. You can throw big...

I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a...

I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a...