Willem de Kooning is generally credited for coming out of the painterly gates strong in the forties, revolutionizing art and abstraction and reaching incredible heights by the early fifties, and then tailing off.

When I criticize Joseph Beuys or Francis Bacon, nobody calls those opinions anti-male. Putting female artists or their subject matter off-limits is itself sexist and limiting.

Artists working for other artists is all about knowing, learning, unlearning, initiating long-term artistic dialogues, making connections, creating covens, and getting temporary shelter from the storm.

The New York gallery scene being as incredibly overpopulated and overmoneyed as it is, deep conflicts and contradictions aren't hard to find.

I make a lot of money and I'm worth every cent.

The richer you are and the more financial advisers you employ, the less likelihood there is that you can ever discover what you are really worth.

You have to work in this business on your own terms. Don't sell out for money, fame, or notoriety.

My influences change all the time; they have to remain current, because they're the things that capture your imagination and make you want to go into the studio.