"The fact that the work is affirmed by the Museum of Contemporary Art I think sends continued signals that this is worth paying attention to, looking at, and understanding."

-- Theaster Gates

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“The soldier's business is to take life. For that he is paid by the State, eulogized by political charlatans and upheld by public hysteria. But woman's function is to give life, yet neither the State nor politicians nor public opinion have ever made the slightest provision in return for the life woman has given.”
“We can send people to the Moon; we can see if there's life on Mars - why can't we get $5 [mosquito] nets to 500 million people?”
“If it looks like art, chances are it's somebody else's art.”
“China's got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain't right.”
“Wind is one of the greatest scams of the modern age.”
“The oak roars when a high wind wrestles with it; the beech shrieks; the elm sends forth a long, deep groan; the ash pours out moans of thrilling anguish.”

Source : Thomas Starr King (1866). “The White Hills: Their Legends, Landscape, and Poetry”, p.91
“Life deals your hand and you play it.”

Source : Source: screenrant.com
“Everyday's a good day when you paint”

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