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I don't know any artists or painters, like, Oh that painting group. I want to write down this idea of a group of artists who treat it like a band. Like, Who made the painting? All four of us did.

Fred Armisen

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Fred Armisen
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: December 4
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