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“The trouble is, once you say something about a source, then you've pegged it down, and so now I'm reluctant to say anything. If I say I developed 50 different shapes from Mississippian tumuli, that doesn't mean they're copies of tumuli - I'm not ripping off those shapes.”

Quote by Michael Heizer

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Michael Heizer is an influential American land artist, born on November 4, 1944. Known for his large-scale land art pieces, Heizer challenges traditional artistic media and exhibition methods, having a profound impact on the contemporary art world. more

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