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“As far as I can tell the only thing worth looking at in most museums of art is all the schoolgirls on daytrips with the art departments.” quote by Banksy — Download Open image

“As far as I can tell the only thing worth looking at in most museums of art is all the schoolgirls on daytrips with the art departments.”

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