I chose to paint because the medium as such has a particular meaning. It is almost synonymous with what is popularly viewed as Art - art with a capital A-with all the glory, the piety, and the authority that it commands.

In: Bois,Yve-Alain, Douglas Crimp, and Rosalind Krauss. "A Conversation with Hans Haacke." in: October : The First Decade 30 (fall 1984): 23-48