“I follow these intimate connections of strangers and, surprise!, end up finding even myself in the work at some point.” Quote by Aleksandra Mir
“"Hello" is pseudoscience. The only smart way to read it is not to believe in it, not to trust it, or to put yourself in it and imagine what's out there that you haven't been told or seen.” WayBelieveImagineHavensSmartHelloPseudoscience Author:Aleksandra Mir
“There are ends, occasionally, with projects. That happens. But they are natural dead ends. It's usually the outside situation that demands an ending. I never really settle for one.” EndsHappensNaturalSituationDemandProjectsSettlingDead Ends Author:Aleksandra Mir
“I think the optimal artwork is in constant circulation with the world around itself.” ThinkingWorldConstantArtworkCirculationOptimal Author:Aleksandra Mir
“Seeing your work go into storage in an art museum is obviously a tragedy of any cultural product - which doesn't mean I am anti-institutional.” MeanArtSeeingProductsTragedyMuseumsStorage Author:Aleksandra Mir
“"Naming Tokyo" kicked off at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris in June, and it's going to travel to various art institutions for years to come. Every time it is shown, I'm developing the research and involving more and more people in it. The final conclusion of the work would eventually be to put up street signs in Tokyo with my names on them.” PeopleYearsArtNamesStreetsResearchInstitutionsFinalsVariousConclusionDevelopingParisJuneInvolvingTokyo Author:Aleksandra Mir
“I'm so extremely well prepared for negative response, I've taken precautions.” WellsTakenNegativePreparedResponsePrecaution Author:Aleksandra Mir
“Of course, I'd welcome protest. Good criticism is hard to find.” HardCoursesCriticismWelcomeProtest Author:Aleksandra Mir
“My purpose isn't to be confrontational. My purpose is to find out about the world and play myself against it to the extent that it is even conceivable.” WorldPlayPurpose Author:Aleksandra Mir
“The Stonehenge proposal got a lot of interesting criticism. One of the best - or worst - said something like, "Go home to Las Vegas." I think this project could possibly be realized at a very late part of my career. Right now, I don't have the authority, the budget, the credibility.” ThinkingSaidHomeInterestingCareersWorstRight NowAuthorityProjectsLateCriticismBudgetsCredibilityProposalVegasLas VegasStonehenge Author:Aleksandra Mir