Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Mel Bochner

Born: 1940 (age 85)
Bio: Mel Bochner is an American conceptual artist. Bochner received his BFA in 1962 and honorary Doctor of Fine Arts in 2005 from the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University. He lives in New York City.
Known for:
- Language Is Not Transparent (1969)
- Portrait of Eva Hesse (1966)
- Measurement Room (1969)
- Meaningless (2005)