Banal Ideas Cannot Be Rescued By Beautiful

New Materials Are One Of The Great Afflictions Of Contemporary Art. Some Artists Confuse New Materials With New Ideas.

All Of The Significant Art Of Today Stems From Conceptual Art. This Includes The Art Of Installation, Political, Feminist And Socially Directed Art.

Artists Of Many Diverse Types Began Using Simple Forms To Their Own Ends.

[the Artist's Aim Is] Not To Instruct The Viewer, But To Give Him Information... . The Artist Would Follow His Predetermined Premise To Its Conclusion, Avoiding Subjectivity. Chance, Taste, Or Unconsciously Remembered Forms Would Play No Part In The Outcome. The Serial Artist Does Not Attempt To Produce A Beautiful Or Mysterious Object But Functions Merely As A Clerk Cataloguing The Results Of His Premise.

The Thinking Of John Cage Derived From Duchamp And Dada. I Was Not Interested In That.