Art Is Like A Lover Whom You

I Know People Went To Laugh At My Bed And To Jeer At It. Still, At Least They Actually Went To See It.

There Are Things Going On In Galleries Recently That Have Shocked Me. What I'm Going To Say Is Really Controversial, But What I Find The Most Provocative Is The Commerciality Of Art In General. And The Fact That A Lot Of People Have Forgotten What The Meaning Of Art Is And What The Intention Behind It Is.

Maybe I Don't Believe Things Myself, As Well. Truth Is Such A Transient Thing...

When I Have An Exhibition, I Usually Arrange It So That If People Want To, They Can Spend Two Hours There. That Way, People Who Like It Don't Feel Cheated When They Go. I Want Them To Walk Into The Exhibition Space And Look Low And At Other Levels And Angles. The Same With Emotions. I Want Them To Be Emotionally Manipulated, To Come Out Feeling Something. I Want Them To Laugh, Smile, Feel Sad. Even If They Feel Angry, That's Okay.

All The People In The Late '80s And Early '90s Were Really Hell-bent On Doing Something For Themselves, And They Wouldn't Take No For An Answer. There Was A Lot Of Determination, And I Was Definitely Part Of That Way Of Thinking.