"The wood was better before I cut it, than after. I did not improve it in any way."

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Source : Carl Andre, University of California, Berkeley. University Art Gallery (1979). “Carl Andre: sculpture, 1959-1979 : May 23-July 1, 1979, University Art Museum, Berkeley”

Carl Andre

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“Whenever the circus would come to town, I would tell Ethan all kinds of kinky clown domination stories involving the leather clown, like the time she forced me to have sex with her in the little car, or the time she kept spraying me with the seltzer bottle until I obeyed her every command. Ethan and I would laugh and laugh at these tall tales, but I could tell deep down, he was wondering whether the leather clown was really real or not. And I would let him wonder.”

Source : "Song: 'Leather Clown' ('They')". 1988.
“There are people who think that plunder loses all its immorality as soon as it becomes legal. Personally, I cannot imagine a more alarming situation.”
“When you start to see another human being as less than you, it's a danger.”
“Loud is the summer's busy song The smallest breeze can find a tongue, While insects of each tiny size Grow teasing with their melodies, Till noon burns with its blistering breath Around, and day lies still as death.”
“Kiss is a Fourth of July fireworks show with a backbeat.”
“Some people don't know how to fall in love, like not knowing how to swim. They panic first when they jump in. Then they figure it out.”
“No one can do inspired work without genuine interest in his subject and understanding of its characteristics.”

Source : Andreas Feininger (1952). “Advanced photography: methods and conclusions”
“I think the election of Trump was an expression of what happens in ruling powers as they become alarmed.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org

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