I always wanted to have the courage to do totally crazy, impossible, and also wrong things.
I was so disappointed at first [visiting the pyramids in Egypt, in her 20s], because they looked so small, but then when you approached them, they got so big. It's an amazing effect.
No, It Isn't Supposed to Be Easy (2013)
Artists should not look to the left or the right. Art should be strong and nonconformist—and most importantly, art should always be personal.
Isa Genzken, the artist who doesn't do interviews (2014)
Because it's exactly this kind of role reversal that I'm interested in, and then it actually makes it a challenge for the viewer. Also, because most artists work in a completely different way.
Isa Genzken, the artist who doesn't do interviews (2014)
I tell you, wind is the most difficult thing to put into an object.. ..here it's a bit more in this next sculpture [on Michael Jackson]
Out to Lunch with Isa Genzken (2009)