"When works of art are presented like rare butterflies on the walls, they're decontextualized. We admire their beauty, and I have nothing against that, per se. But there is more to art than that."

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Source : "Portraits: Talking with Artists at the Met, the Modern, the Louvre, and Elsewhere". Book by Michael Kimmelman, 1998.

Hans Haacke

#Art Quotes #Wall Quotes #Butterfly Quotes

“Political freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; a free mind and a free market are corollaries.”
“I did theater at Carnegie, and in Pittsburgh and New York.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Cardio is boring for me, so running outside helps to keep me going.”
“I didn't really have anyone in particular who inspired me or that I found fascinating as a kid. It wasn't until I was in my early twenties that I began to find people - and they were all historic figures - that I began to relate to and find some inspiration in.”
“We are innately creative beings capable of writing a love story worth living, and we cannot afford to miss out on the opportunity to experience nourishing relationships.”
“The slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown.”
“Very often, human beings are living like on autopilot, reacting automatically with what happens. What interests me about the life of an explorer is you are in the unknown; you are out of your habits.”
“I'm a Pisces - emotional.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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