Robert Irwin

“Palms are like cockroaches. They were here long before us, and they'll be here long after us. They're the only things standing after a hurricane.”

“Whenever you look at light, basically it's just air. It has no tactileness to it. It's totally without density.”

“There's no way to really mock up or simulate what I'm doing until I'm there. An exhibition for me is not a statement but an experiment.”

“When you walk into a room, you assess it instantaneously, habitually, before you're even aware of it. I mean, you make sure there's not a hole you're going to fall into, but mostly you're no...”

“Every situation has qualities. Essentially, we quantify them and that's the practical side of our lives, so the involvement with perception and in acquiring the perception is our ability to...”

“If I hold up a red square for 30 seconds and take it away, you will see a perfect green square. It's how the eye works. So if you want to paint a really good red painting, you have to strate...”