I Thought It Would Be My One

There Are Things Going On In Galleries Recently That Have Shocked Me. What I'm Going To Say Is Really Controversial, But What I Find The Most Provocative Is The Commerciality Of Art In General. And The Fact That A Lot Of People Have Forgotten What The Meaning Of Art Is And What The Intention Behind It Is.

I've Got Over So Much. Mum Wouldn't Want Anything To Come Into My Life That Would Make Me Fragile Again

Because Of The Amount Of Press Attention, People Went To See This Dirty Bed, As If It Was A Freak Show. But When They Got There, They Saw Something Else - The Bed, Stuff On The Walls, Whatever. For The Tate, It's The Highest Attendance They Ever Received For The Turner Prize Show. There Was A Massive Queue, And When You Got Into My Bit, You Couldn't Move.

When It Comes To Words I Have A Uniqueness That I Find Almost Impossible In Art – And It's My Words That Actually Make My Art Quite Unique.

I Know People Went To Laugh At My Bed And To Jeer At It. Still, At Least They Actually Went To See It.