61 Quotes by Richard Serra


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    They've also, the government's decided now, what sexual content is.

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    But basically I try to investigate the site in terms of its potential for interfacing some material so that if I close my eyes I can walk the land.

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    Steve's early work had a lasting effect on me. The density and the gravity of the sound was so great it prevents recollection. The power of Steve's music has to do with its sound. Tempo counts, and language is pushed to the breaking point, where the meaning of the word is obliterated and lets the music out.

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    The piece is predicated on walking and moving, anticipation and reflection, through these various pieces and through the museum as a whole.

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    This will function not as a bell tower, but as a vertical structure that collects the buildings. It's open and people will gather and walk around.

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    The weight doesn't seem to be a factor because you don't sense the weight. They look like big feathers or something, big blades.

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    I pointed out the window and said I would put a 40-foot tall piece right there. I wasn't even 30 yet.

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