"Contemporary art and manga - what is the same about them? Nothing, right? The manga industry has a lot of talented people, but contemporary art works on more of a solitary model. No one embarks on collaboration in contemporary art in order to make money. But in the manga world, everyone is invested in collaboration. The most important point is that the manga industry constantly encourages new creations and creators."
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Source : Interview with Alison Gingeras, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 15, 2010.
Source : "American scholar recalls honoring Nelson Mandela with a quilt of connection". "PBS NewsHour" with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. December 9, 2013.