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I want to make beautiful paintings. But I don't make beautiful paintings by putting beautiful paint on a canvas with a beautiful motif. It just doesn't work. I expect my paintings to be strong and surprising.

Albert Oehlen

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Albert Oehlen
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 17
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I'm not a big theory person. So when I get asked questions that demand serious statements, I just make it up.
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