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I am trying to present objects in the simplest way possible, and I don't want to supply too much context.

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Michael Craig-Martin
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 28
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Dublin city
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Whatever happens to the art world, art will go on regardless. As for obscurity, it looms just over the horizon beckoning us all. Why worry.
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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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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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My idea for every exhibition is we should be able to see every individual work without being distracted by the others, and it doesn't matter if it's quite crowded.
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For many years I hoped to have an exhibition in China, because of my family connection.
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