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

Quote by Sol LeWitt

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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...

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.

Minimal art went nowhere.

Minimal art went nowhere.

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 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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.

You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 system is the work of art; the visual work of art is the proof...

The system is the work of art; the visual work of art is the proof...

I didn't want to save art - I respected the older artists too much to...

I didn't want to save art - I respected the older artists too much to...

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...