Art Quote by Jeffrey Deitch

“Every day you run into artists on the streets in SoHo or other creative people you want to do something with. There's nothing to match that chance encounter.” quote by Jeffrey Deitch — Download Open image

“Every day you run into artists on the streets in SoHo or other creative people you want to do something with. There's nothing to match that chance encounter.”

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