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I am personally happy for artists to make as much money as they can while they can to carry them through the times when they can't.

Michael Craig-Martin

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Michael Craig-Martin
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 28
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You can't honour someone by copying them or trying to be exactly like them.
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I had my exhibition of paintings first in Shanghai, and then recently in Wuhan. Wuhan particularly interested me, because I am 1/8 Chinese.
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