During the '70s I was interested in words and meaning as a way of making art.

Quote by Sol LeWitt

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I was not interested in irony; I wanted to emphasize the primacy of the idea...

I was not interested in irony; I wanted to emphasize the primacy of the idea...

The other great development has been in photography, but that too was influenced by Conceptual...

The other great development has been in photography, but that too was influenced by Conceptual...

I became interested in making books, starting about 1965, when I did the Serial Project...

I became interested in making books, starting about 1965, when I did the Serial Project...

A blind man can make art if what is in his mind can be passed...

A blind man can make art if what is in his mind can be passed...

All of the significant art of today stems from Conceptual art. This includes the art...

All of the significant art of today stems from Conceptual art. This includes the art...

Artists teach critics what to think. Critics repeat what the artists teach them.

Artists teach critics what to think. Critics repeat what the artists teach them.

Also, since art is a vehicle for the transmission of ideas through form, the reproduction...

Also, since art is a vehicle for the transmission of ideas through form, the reproduction...

The artist is seen like a producer of commodities, like a factory that turns our...

The artist is seen like a producer of commodities, like a factory that turns our...

When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing...

When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing...

Every generation renews itself in its own way; there's always a reaction against whatever is...

Every generation renews itself in its own way; there's always a reaction against whatever is...

Just as the development of earth art and installation art stemmed from the idea of...

Just as the development of earth art and installation art stemmed from the idea of...

The thinking of John Cage derived from Duchamp and Dada. I was not interested in...

The thinking of John Cage derived from Duchamp and Dada. I was not interested in...

Minimalism wasn't a real idea - it ended before it started.

Minimalism wasn't a real idea - it ended before it started.

Unless you're involved with thinking about what you're doing, you end up doing the same...

Unless you're involved with thinking about what you're doing, you end up doing the same...

Artists of many diverse types began using simple forms to their own ends.

Artists of many diverse types began using simple forms to their own ends.

The narrative of serial art works more like music than like literature.

The narrative of serial art works more like music than like literature.

I believe that the artist's involvement in the capitalist structure is disadvantageous to the artist...

I believe that the artist's involvement in the capitalist structure is disadvantageous to the artist...

Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little.

Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little.

Conceptual art became the liberating idea that gave the art of the next 40 years...

Conceptual art became the liberating idea that gave the art of the next 40 years...

In my case, I used the elements of these simple forms - square, cube, line...

In my case, I used the elements of these simple forms - square, cube, line...