A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using 15,000 watts of power and 18 different pieces of electronic equipment to say that.

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The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

I hate zoos.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot...

People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...