Content arises out of certain considerations about form, material, context-and that when that subject matter is sufficiently far away.

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My first show sold within the first 3 minutes, and I came back to the...

My first show sold within the first 3 minutes, and I came back to the...

Sculpture occupies the same space as your body.

Sculpture occupies the same space as your body.

That freedom that Picasso afforded himself, to be an artist in a huge number of...

That freedom that Picasso afforded himself, to be an artist in a huge number of...

You know that day after day of, Oh God what am I going to do...

You know that day after day of, Oh God what am I going to do...

Maybe the way we have learned to look has changed in the last 25 years,...

Maybe the way we have learned to look has changed in the last 25 years,...

Re-investing in one's own little moments of insight is very important.

Re-investing in one's own little moments of insight is very important.

One must not believe any of those mythologies about oneself as an artist.

One must not believe any of those mythologies about oneself as an artist.

Much of what I make is geometric, and has a kind of almost mathematical logic...

Much of what I make is geometric, and has a kind of almost mathematical logic...

Artists don't make objects. Artists make mythologies.

Artists don't make objects. Artists make mythologies.

The eye is a very quick instrument, much quicker than the ear. The eye gets...

The eye is a very quick instrument, much quicker than the ear. The eye gets...

My work is not about my life history. It's not about the story of my...

My work is not about my life history. It's not about the story of my...

I'm not an artist who has an agenda that's set by the work.

I'm not an artist who has an agenda that's set by the work.

I, in the end, make art for myself.

I, in the end, make art for myself.

One does afford oneself the luxury to come into the studio and all day, every...

One does afford oneself the luxury to come into the studio and all day, every...

It's the role of the artist to pursue content.

It's the role of the artist to pursue content.

I think I understand something about space. I think the job of a sculptor is...

I think I understand something about space. I think the job of a sculptor is...

Red, of course, is the colour of the interior of our bodies. In a way...

Red, of course, is the colour of the interior of our bodies. In a way...

I feel there's everything to do yet.

I feel there's everything to do yet.

Red is a colour I've felt very strongly about. Maybe red is a very Indian...

Red is a colour I've felt very strongly about. Maybe red is a very Indian...

The idea is that the object has a language unto itself.

The idea is that the object has a language unto itself.