"I do not agree with the opinion that the condition of the artist in general, and of abstract painting in particular, should be “on the margins”, if this means being in a privileged position. I don’t understand this expression in relation to an idea of the avant-garde. All artistic language can actually be equally fundamental and can potentially express things of equal importance. I don’t think that the role of the artist should be that of the prophet..."
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Link to America Abstract Artists