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I think art has a right — not an obligation — to be difficult if it wishes. And, since people generally go on from this to talk about elitism versus democracy, I would add that genuinely difficult art is truly democratic.
Geoffrey Hill
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Geoffrey Hill
Age: 84 †
Born: 1932
Born: June 18
Died: 2016
Died: June 30
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Sir Geoffrey William Hill
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