All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can become history. It's scary.

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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...

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...

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 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....

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 just say I'm an artist who works with pictures and words.

I just say I'm an artist who works with pictures and words.

I mean, making art is about objectifying your experience of the world, transforming the flow...

I mean, making art is about objectifying your experience of the world, transforming the flow...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Things change and work changes. Right now I like the idea of enveloping a space...

Things change and work changes. Right now I like the idea of enveloping a space...

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 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'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle.

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

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...

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 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.

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 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...