Carl Andre

The Aesthetics of Repetition II

The Aesthetics of Repetition II

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

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

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

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

I have been subject to politics as long as I've been alive, thirty-five years, starting with the New Deal, going read more

I have been subject to politics as long as I've been alive, thirty-five years, starting with the New Deal, going into the Second World War, the Cold War, Korea, the whole thing. So, I've been affected by it and hence since I've made my art, my art must reflect my political experience.

Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose read more

Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose for a person who is not an artist or not attempting art, it is not dross, because it is the common exchange of everyday life.