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Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: Americans understand better than the Europeans and the

Americans understand better than the Europeans and the English that any publicity is good. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: Art is the exclusion of the unnecessary.

Art is the exclusion of the unnecessary. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: I didn't study the piano - the piano

I didn't study the piano - the piano studied me. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: The girls you picked up from the bars

The girls you picked up from the bars were not the girls you took home to mother. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: Matter as matter rather than matter as symbol

Matter as matter rather than matter as symbol is a conscious political position, essentially Marxist. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: If you forge a Carl Andre, it's just

If you forge a Carl Andre, it's just another Carl Andre. It's not like a Vermeer. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: Art is what we do and culture is

Art is what we do and culture is what they do to us. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: I had no place to put anything. I

I had no place to put anything. I would give my sculpture away because I had no place to put it. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: Lenin thought abstract art was a conspiracy by

Lenin thought abstract art was a conspiracy by the bourgeois to demoralize the proletariat. Yeah, socialist realism! — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: We don't have a single point of view

We don't have a single point of view for a road at all, except a moving one, moving along it. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: I was hanging out and drinking as long

I was hanging out and drinking as long as I could afford it, or as long as somebody else could afford it. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: What do little kids do? They crawl on

What do little kids do? They crawl on the floor and they build with blocks. I just continued to do that for the rest of my life. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: Why carve? It's a better sculpture that way.

Why carve? It's a better sculpture that way. I'll never improve the block. So I just started using uncarved blocks. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: I've never been a representational artist at all.

I've never been a representational artist at all. Most artists have been representational. That's when you discover yourself. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: Money is a very complicated problem. The history

Money is a very complicated problem. The history of money is very curious. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: An artist, to achieve anything in art, has

An artist, to achieve anything in art, has to finally do the thing that nobody else wants to do and nobody else has thought to do. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: When I came to New York, it was

When I came to New York, it was cheap! — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: New York is dead. It's too expensive.

New York is dead. It's too expensive. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: I think my work is very American because

I think my work is very American because I'm American. But I found that Europeans like uncertainty and doubt. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: Art is an intersection of many human needs.

Art is an intersection of many human needs. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: You can always find somebody to beat up.

You can always find somebody to beat up. This goes back to the schoolyard. Most men would think, Don't chum with girls. But I chummed with girls. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: I've often stopped working for long periods.

I've often stopped working for long periods. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: You could own coins but you couldn't have

You could own coins but you couldn't have bars of gold. We were on the gold standard. I think it was Nixon who took us off the gold standard. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: Artists tend to be beyond embarrassment the way

Artists tend to be beyond embarrassment the way little children tend to be beyond embarrassment. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: My art will reflect not necessarily conscious politics

My art will reflect not necessarily conscious politics but the unanalysed politics of my life. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: My art springs from my desire to have

My art springs from my desire to have things in the world which would otherwise never be there. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: Once you turn something into something, its universal

Once you turn something into something, its universal usage is over. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Froch: My first fight was a little weasel from

My first fight was a little weasel from American called Andre Dirrell. I say that because he runs and holds, and I hope Abraham bangs him out. — Carl Froch

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: A man climbs a mountain because it is

A man climbs a mountain because it is there. An artist makes a work of art because it is not there. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: Isn't it wonderful to be an artist whose

Isn't it wonderful to be an artist whose works have mostly been lost? — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: A place is an area within an environment

A place is an area within an environment that has been altered in such a way to make the general environment more conspicuous. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: I believe that woman are superior to men.

I believe that woman are superior to men. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: By nature, I am a materialist ... It

By nature, I am a materialist ... It is exactly these impingements upon our sense of touch and so forth that I'm interested in. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: That's wonderful, but my mind has been destroyed

That's wonderful, but my mind has been destroyed by alcohol. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: I didn't like men because they were so

I didn't like men because they were so physically competitive. Men are always making a pecking order. "I can beat you up and you can beat him up ... " — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: I'm a feminist. I've always been in favor

I'm a feminist. I've always been in favor of women. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: I didn't like men, but I liked women.

I didn't like men, but I liked women. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous.

I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Froch: I don't benefit by minimizing his accomplishments Andre

I don't benefit by minimizing his accomplishments Andre Ward. — Carl Froch

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: The wood was better before I cut it,

The wood was better before I cut it, than after. I did not improve it in any way. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: What I made depended on what I found

What I made depended on what I found on the street. At least in the beginning, my materials came from the street. — Carl Andre

Carl Andre Quotes By Carl Andre: I never stopped doing what I did as

I never stopped doing what I did as a child. — Carl Andre