"Modernism was influenced by what they call a primativist ethic."

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Theaster Gates

#Ethics Quotes #Modernism Quotes

“I will argue that in the literal sense the programmed computer understands what the car and the adding machine understand, namely, exactly nothing”

Source : "Minds, Brains and Programs". Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 3, 1980.
“The oceans deserve our respect and care, but you have to know something before you can care about it.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 28, 2017
“I'm a total theater junkie - whether I'm working on a stage or sitting in a seat. I am always looking for a great play and a great part to do.”
“I saw the Nutcracker to be a dummy as I thought of its mouth moving like a nutcracker - and also find them pretty scary as they almost have a life of their own.”
“To love something as an artist ... means to be shaken not by its ultimate value or lack of value, but by a side of it that suddenly opens up. Where art has value it shows things that few have seen. It's conquering, not pacifying.”
“It's a very nice thing to be able to give joy to people.”
“Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context - a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.”
“In order to write poetry, you must first invent a poet who will write it.”

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