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   • Laurie Simmons
   • Carroll Dunham

   

   33 Artists in 3 Acts

   Sarah Thornton

   “Artists should be the oxygen of society. The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, to open consciousness and elevate the mind.”

   Prominent artists – including Ai Weiwei, Marina Abramović, Damien Hirst, Laurie Simmons, Carroll Dunham, and more – on creativity, criticism, success, and what it takes to be a great artist:

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