Richard Serra

I'm interested in the relationship between mass and void.

The work has to be self-contained.

My work is about the experience of the sublime.

I'm interested in the experience of the monumental.

The work is not an object to be admired; it's an experience to be had.

My work is about the confrontation with material.

I'm interested in the experience of the raw and unrefined.

The work has to be physically demanding.

My work is about the experience of the unknown.

I'm interested in the experience of the overwhelming.

Sculpture is the most three-dimensional of the arts.

The space of the work is the work itself.

I don't make art for the market; I make art for the experience.

Steel is the medium that allows me to confront the viewer physically.

Art should not be decorative; it should be confrontational.

The body is the measure of all things in sculpture.

Public art must engage the public in a dialogue.

I work with gravity and scale to challenge perception.

Minimalism is about the essence, not the excess.

Sculpture happens in time and space, not just form.