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> [The aim of all commentary on art now should be to make works of art - and, by analogy, our own experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-sontag/the-aim-of-all-commentary-on-art-now-should-be-to-make-works-of-art/)

[Susan Sontag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-sontag/)

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> [Our task is not to find the maximum amount of content in a work of art, mush less to squeeze more content…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-sontag/our-task-is-not-to-find-the-maximum-amount-of-content-in-a-work-of/)

[Susan Sontag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-sontag/)

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> [I would like to try to understand what is. We know very little, and I am trying to do it by creating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerhard-richter/i-would-like-to-try-to-understand-what-is-we-know-very-little-and-i/)

[Gerhard Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerhard-richter/)

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> [Almost every work of art is an analogy. When I make a representation of something, this too is an analogy to what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerhard-richter/almost-every-work-of-art-is-an-analogy-when-i-make-a-representation/)

[Gerhard Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerhard-richter/)

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