"underneath the earth like an onion"
Williams, Davis, Spicer, McNeil, Rouzeau
C.K. Williams
It has to be terribly, terribly difficult—otherwise you’re copping out. Is there anything else in life like that? If you want to build a bookcase, do you say, “Let's see, how can I make the hardest possible bookcase to make?” “You don't do that. You say, “How can I make a nice bookcase the easiest, fastest way.” But with art, you’re always trying to make it as hard as it can be. There’s nothing else like that, and it’s quite wonderful.
Lydia Davis:
Jack Spicer:
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Rangi McNeil:
Valérie Rouzeau (tr. from French by Susan Wicks):
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