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“Duchamp's urinal was art once he put it in a gallery. In fact, one working definition of art is anything that is in a gallery.”

Quote by Matthew Slotover

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Matthew Slotover

Limited information is available about Matthew Slotover, born in 1968, who is an individual with an unknown profession. more

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