If most American cities are about the consumption of culture, Los Angeles and New York are about the production of culture - not only national culture but global culture.

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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....

I think there are different ways of being rigorous, and I am asking people to...

I think there are different ways of being rigorous, and I am asking people to...

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'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle.

I'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle.

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...

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...

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.

Direct address has been a consistent tactic in my work, regardless of the medium that...

Direct address has been a consistent tactic in my work, regardless of the medium that...

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...

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,...

I think I developed language skills to deal with threat. It's the girl thing to...

I think I developed language skills to deal with threat. It's the girl thing to...

I'd always been a news junkie, always read lots of newspapers and watched the Sunday...

I'd always been a news junkie, always read lots of newspapers and watched the Sunday...

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 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...

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...

There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies,...

There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies,...

What makes the production of my work so expensive? The whole installation thing - the...

What makes the production of my work so expensive? The whole installation thing - the...

I think that every so-called history book and film biography should be prefaced by the...

I think that every so-called history book and film biography should be prefaced by the...

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...

I think people have to set up little battles. They have to demonize people whom...

I think people have to set up little battles. They have to demonize people whom...