"I never had the illusion that art is autonomous, even when I studied the history of its most rebellious periods. Art depends on ideologies, on money, on fashion, on strong individuals, on information and communication technologies, and on our idealism to deal with it as an autonomous entity. Of course, it is easier to keep up the illusion of its autonomy in the white cube, with a lot of money and with a totally passive attutude to the context."

- Lara Boubnova in MJ - Manifesta Journal N°1.

Source: Lara Boubnova interviewed in chapter "Whiteness & Cubicalism" in Zabel, Igor and Viktor Misiano (eds). 2008. MJ - Manifesta Journal. N°1, Spring / Summer 2003 : journal of contemporary curatorship : the revenge of the white cube? ; MJ - Manifesta Journal. N°2, Winter 2003 / Spring 2004 : biennials ; MJ - Manifesta Journal. N°3, Spring / Summer 2004 : exhibition as a dream. Milano: Silvana 2008. ISBN 8836611982.