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Quote by Eva Hesse

“Don't ask what the work is. Rather, see what the work does.”

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Eva Hesse was an influential American sculptor known for her innovative use of materials such as glass, plastic, and fiber. Her works often depicted a contrast between fragility and strength, reflecting on the human condition. Hesse's contributions to modern art in the second half of the 20th century are significant. more

“I'm not presumptuous enough to feel that people are going to feel what I have in mind, so I tell a story, you know, let them read something, that doesn't change, that as I have said it, you know, so that's the way I feel about the viewer, the viewer has a mind of their own and eyes of their own and they're going to see it their way, I just hope they look.”

People Knows Way Feels Mind Looks Said Enough Stories Eye Viewers Presumptuous

Author:Faith Ringgold

“I will always remember when the stars fell down around me and lifted me up above the George Washington Bridge.”

Remember Stars Bridges Remember When

Author:Faith Ringgold

“Because the mask is your face, the face is a mask, so I'm thinking of the face as a mask because of the way I see faces is coming from an African vision of the mask which is the thing that we carry around with us, it is our presentation, it's our front, it's our face.”

Thinking Way Faces Vision Fronts Mask Your Face Presentation

Author:Faith Ringgold

“I had this idea that I wanted to do this mixture of visions of African American women and visions of African American men. And call it 'The Men' and call it 'The Women' and show different faces of these two people.”

People Men Two Ideas Different Shows Wanted Faces Vision He Man African American Mixtures American Woman African American Women Different Faces

Author:Faith Ringgold