Khatami is a symptom and not the cause of change in Iran.
During the '70s I was interested in words and meaning as a way of making art.
Obviously a drawing of a person is not a real person, but a drawing of a line is a real line.
A blind man can make art if what is in his mind can be passed to another mind in some tangible form.
New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas.
You belong in the most secret part of you. Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world. If you fear, make it work for you—draw and paint your fear and anxiety.
When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.
We know it's all just daydreaming. . . But sometimes, it'd be nice just to hold something real in your hands that felt like a measure of your worth.
Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.
Writing about magic is harder than writing about spies because you're dealing with something that doesn't really exist.
I asked mom if I was a gifted child. She said they certainly wouldn't have paid for me.