“While I was browsing for autographed photographs, I noticed that memorabilia websites also sell cancelled checks. I started thinking about how much information there is on a personal check. Most fans collect them just for the signature, but I really like the way they’re presented on a plaque, with the cancelled check under the person’s photo. That looked kind of nice. I bought Jack Kerouac’s cancelled check made out for ten dollars to Nunzio’s Wine and Liquor. It’s all about whom you choose. I wouldn’t buy Richard Nixon’s cancelled check. I would much rather find one from Lee Harvey Oswald or Rod Serling” I had this idea that I would take twenty checks and paste them on a canvas to make check paintings. I liked the idea that an invitation for the show might suggest that I’m doing something with grids or geometry. But they’re real checks!" -- Richard Prince