Robert Morris
Robert Morris
Minimalist sculptor and conceptual artist who created works of performance and installation art. Known for the body-art poster of himself from 1974 and "Untitled" from 1967 and 1986.
ProfessionSculptor
Date of Birth9 February 1931
CityKansas City, MO
couple groups market strong
If you look at the market this year, only a couple groups really performed. The market is not having a strong upward theme.
composers daunting hard musics sounds trying work
So many of the sounds that contemporary composers were trying to create were to be found in the traditional musics of the world. That was encouraging but also little daunting to think that you had to work so hard to be new and yet it was old.
bid bit carrying companies financial looks lower marks move multiple quality question says scale selling spread vote
I think companies that are selling at the lower P/Es, obviously, carrying some question marks in investors' minds, are the ones that you vote for here. So, Wachovia Bank, for example, looks interesting to us, ... But, generally, I think the lower price/earnings multiple financials are where you want to look right now. The quality merchandise has been bid up. And I think this spread right now says move from the quality financial down scale a little bit for the lower-priced ones.
advanced group industry paper performer pricing surprising weaker
I like the paper group here (especially Bowater). With the weaker dollar, I think paper is going to be a surprising performer here, ... I particularly like the newsprint sectors. I think pricing is a little more advanced in that part of the industry than it is in some of the others.
against type
We're not against this type of development, but there is a place for it, too.