“The studio is a place where I can experiment before I'm prepared for an idea to become a body of work, or a new way of working, or a way of working that can sustain me over a period of time.” WayI CanIdeasBodyPeriodsPreparedStudiosExperimentsNew Ways Author:Chris Ofili
“I had a grungy period and looked like a tramp for a very long time - my mum really hated it! I destroyed her entire '70s wardrobe by putting studs into everything - I thought I was really cool. But it's good to experiment - I even had dreadlocks at one point.” LongPeriodsLong TimeExperimentsDestroyedHatedMumReally CoolWardrobeTrampsStudsDreadlocks Author:Clemence Poesy
“That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now, is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed, and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all, to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one.” ShouldHas BeensGovernmentFormFeltSupportSuccessfulPeriodsUnderstoodShould HaveOriginalsExperimentsEstablishmentShould Have BeenPropsUndecided Book:The Portable Abraham Lincoln Source: The Portable Abraham Lincoln
“The period of Prohibition - called the noble experiment - brought on the greatest breakdown of law and order the United States has known until today. I think there is a lesson here. Do not regulate the private morals of people. Do not tell them what they can take or not take. Because if you do, they will become angry and antisocial and they will get what they want from criminals who are able to work in perfect freedom because they have paid off the police.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantStatesTodayAbleLawOrderPerfectUnitedKnownMoralUnited StatesPeriodsLessonsPaidPoliceAngryNobleCriminalsExperimentsBreakdownProhibitionLaw And OrderAntisocialPaid Off Book:Matters of fact and of fiction: essays, 1973-1976 Source: Matters of fact and of fiction: essays, 1973-1976