"Art does not organize parties, nor is it……" — Lewis Hyde

"Art does not organize parties, nor is it the servant or colleague of power. Rather, the work of art becomes a political force simply through the faithful representation of the spirit. It is a political act to create an image of the self or of the collective."

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