Our work is a scream of freedom.

New York is our home.

We wish to work in total freedom.

The freedom of every artist is essential.

The work of art is a scream of freedom.

I do a lot of work that's permanent. The drawings, the sculptures, they're permanent.

In 1964, Jeanne-Claude and I became illegal aliens. That's when we moved here from Paris. And for three years, we were illegal aliens living in an illegal building. At that time, some artists started to move to SoHo, and they put A.I.R. - artists-in-residence - up on their windows.

Often the art in New York is related to the buildings, to grandiose things.

We chose the Arkansas River because it is so habitable there is so much human activity. Also, there is no screen of trees to block the view of the river and there are high banks,

To keep that absolute freedom we cannot be obliged to anyone.