"A piece of paper or a photograph is as much an object, or as 'material' as a ton of lead."

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Source : Lucy R. Lippard (1973). “Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972 ...”, p.5, Univ of California Press

Lucy R. Lippard

#Pieces Quotes #Paper Quotes #Photograph Quotes

“The promise of technology is to remove the division between culture and nature. Whatever part of nature that is left over as an independent force is covered by the technological bluff, which refers it to the agenda of the future and disguises the deficiencies of the present.”

Source : "Philosophy and the Return to Self-Knowledge". Book by Donald Phillip Verene, 1997.
“Empathy is an antidote to righteousness, although it's very difficult to empathize across a moral divide”

Source : Jonathan Haidt (2012). “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion”, p.49, Vintage
“I remember being away somewhere, and I had forgotten it was Valentine's Day with a person, and that was very embarrassing.”
“I believe in maximum flexibility, so I reserve the right to change my position on any subject when the external environment relating to any topic changes too.”
“What I try to do probably doesn't come out. What I've worked out what I do - I might not be right - is to do something very personal, and then suddenly I look at it, up in the air. I blow it up and look at it and then I come down again - a better man.”
“Some people tell me that the worried blues ain't bad. Worst old feelin' I most ever had.”

Source : Song: Walking Blues
“I'm constantly around people that talk a lot but say nothing. A sad case.”
“I can go in front of an orchestra. I can go in front of an audience. But if you see me walking through an audience in the reception or through a lot of people, I'm still shy.”

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