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Art Quotes by Carl Andre
- Art is the exclusion of the unnecessary.
- My art springs from my desire to have things in the world which would otherwise never be there.
- A man climbs a mountain because it is there. An artist makes a work of art because it is not there.
- Art is what we do. Culture is what is done to us. A photograph of an art object is not the art object. An essay…
- Art is an intersection of many human needs.
- My art will reflect not necessarily conscious politics but the unanalysed politics of my life.
- Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose for a person who is…
- I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.
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