Do you know why language manifests itself the way it does in my work? It's because I understand short attention spans.

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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...

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'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle.

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

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...

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...

Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially...

Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially...

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...

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,...

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...

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 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.

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 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...

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,...

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 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....

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'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...

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...

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...