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There is no doubt when one comes from the West to China one understands pop art as having originally developed as part of Western tradition. There is a historical development, in which things find resonance in different places.
Michael Craig-Martin
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Michael Craig-Martin
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 28
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The person you admire was true to himself. You can only truly honour him by being true to yourself.
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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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