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Art is more to do with observation than invention.
Michael Craig-Martin
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Michael Craig-Martin
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 28
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Dublin city
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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.
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