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> [For me the grotesque is necessary to understand beauty,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-altmejd/for-me-the-grotesque-is-necessary-to-understand-beauty/)

David Altmejd

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## More by David Altmejd

> [Some sculptors make drawings, I make heads.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-altmejd/some-sculptors-make-drawings-i-make-heads/)

David Altmejd

> [For me the grotesque is necessary to understand beauty,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-altmejd/for-me-the-grotesque-is-necessary-to-understand-beauty/)

David Altmejd

> [I figured out that art would be the perfect place for me because what's encouraged is the invention of languages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-altmejd/i-figured-out-that-art-would-be-the-perfect-place-for-me-because-what/)

David Altmejd

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