you know if general motors makes
a lemon of a car its your problem but if an artist makes a lousy
artwork its his problem or her problem so it turns out that artists are the last
people in this world who have to do the best they
can because their life is at stake
you say you know a plumber who does the best he can i say hes an
artist you know lots of artists who dont do the best they
can? its very simple theyre not artists anyhow thats
how i answer the question because up to now thats the best i can do for an
answer
David Antin from Fence
in Poetry Today 02/02/03
