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Usually people start with painting and then go on to make installations my painting came from installation.
Michael Craig-Martin
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Michael Craig-Martin
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 28
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I think the best approach is not to be too much like the thing that they are referring to, see it as a guide.
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