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I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.

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Carl Andre
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: September 16
Artist
Illustrator
Land Artist
Poet
Visual Artist
Writer
Quincy
Massachusetts
Carl André
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