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“These incidents spotlight a dilemma about public art and public taste. The censorious tend to assume that the line should be theirs to decide, claiming reasons like protecting children, but maybe just projecting their beliefs. The open-minded wonder how something so mild can offend and why society keeps getting denied wider views.”
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“If you can’t talk about your art, maybe you don’t know why you’re doing it.”
— Damien Hirst
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“Art history reminds us that fame is fickle. Many artists adored in their time are now forgotten, while those once overlooked have become pillars of artistic legacy (van Gogh, Herman Melville, Johannes Vermeer, etc..). Present acclaim rarely predicts enduring relevance.”
— Flannel Capital
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“We are entering a new world where creative machines will be our partners, not just tools.”
— Fei-Fei Li
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“Art is not a pleasure, a solace, or an amusement; art is a great matter. But most art of the upper classes is made for luxury, and does not serve the poor in any way.”
— Leo Tolstoy, What is Art? (1897)
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The World Premiere of the Amiga (1985, Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry)