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Fallacy Quote by Vik Muniz

“Illusions as bad as mine make people aware of the…” quote by Vik Muniz — Download Open image

“Illusions as bad as mine make people aware of the fallacies of visual information and the pleasure to be derived from such fallacies.”

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