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Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is. - Robert

Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is. – Robert Smithson

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When a finished work of 20th century sculpture is placed in an 18th century garden, it is absorbed by the ideal representation of the past, thus reinforcing political and social values that are no longer with us. – Robert Smithson

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gardening
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Robert Smithson
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Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future. – Robert Smithson

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Future
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Robert Smithson
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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. – Ansel Adams

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Art

Auction houses run a rigged game. They know exactly how many people will be bidding on a work and exactly who they are. In a gallery, works of art need only one person who wants to pay for them. – Jerry Saltz

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Art

Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist. – Rene Magritte

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Art

Behind unfinished art cries an unfinished artist. – Terri Guillemets

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Art

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Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse. – Francis Bacon

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In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words. – Bianca Jagger

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Dreams

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. – Charles de Gaulle

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The sport of horse racing which, at its best, showcases the majestic beauty of this animal and the athleticism of jockeys, has reached an alarming level of corruption and exploitation. – Tom Udall

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Beauty