There's a moment of recognition. It's that white-light kind of stuff that just works. I love that. And you know it when it happens, whether it's a movie, music, a building, a book.

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Although my art work was heavily informed by my design work on a formal and...

Although my art work was heavily informed by my design work on a formal and...

I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. Sometimes that stuff ends up in...

I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. Sometimes that stuff ends up in...

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...

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 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....

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,...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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,...

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...

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 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 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...

Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his...

Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his...

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 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 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'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...