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Scientific Reality Is The Modern Human Condition, And You Can See That In The Symbolic Nature Of My Work.

It's Too Simplistic To Advance The Notion Of The Autonomy Of Art As A Reason For Turning Away From The Public. You Can Have Autonomy And Simultaneously Have Connections With The Social And Political World.

My Buildings Don't Speak In Words But By Means Of Their Own Spaciousness.

So I Am Totally Aware That When I Defend The Autonomy Of Art I'm Going Counter To My Own Development. It's More An Instinctive Reaction, Meant To Protect The Private Aspect Of The Work, The Part I Am Most Interested In And Which Nowadays Is At Risk In Our Culture.

I've Learned That In Order To Achieve What I Wanted, It Made More Sense To Negotiate Than To Defend The Autonomy Of My Work By Pounding My Fist On The Table.