“A sculpture, a map, a photograph; all the forms of my work are equal and complementary. The knowledge of my actions, in whatever form, is the art. My art is the essence of my experience, not a representation of it.”

—  Richard Long

Richard Long: Books, Prints, Printed Matter. Exhib cat New York Public Library, New York 1994
1990s

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