I'm An Artist Who Works With Pictures

I Feel Uncomfortable With The Term Public Art, Because I'm Not Sure What It Means. If It Means What I Think It Does, Then I Don't Do It. I'm Not Crazy About Categories.

I Have Problems With A Lot Of Photography, Particularly Street Photography And Photojournalism - Objectifying The Other, Finding The Contempt And Exoticism That You Might Feel Within Yourself Or Toward Yourself And Projecting It Out To Others. There Can Be An Abusive Power To Photography, Too.

It's Hard For Me To Understand How Working-class People Support Themselves.

The Art World Has Always Been An Unrelenting Taste Machine, But Now Flavors Of The Month Have Morphed Into Flavors Of The Minute. Again, All A Reflection Of A Wider Cultural Condition. I Mean, The Art World Is Slow Compared With The Music And Movie Businesses.

Do You Know Why Language Manifests Itself The Way It Does In My Work? It's Because I Understand Short Attention Spans.