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“If the world knew what I was doing, they would hang me from the highest tree.”

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Warren Jeffs is a controversial figure whose identity and profession are subject to public debate. Born on December 3, 1955, he has been the spiritual leader of the Mormon offshoot group, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, since the 1990s. He has been convicted of multiple counts of sexual abuse and is currently serving a prison sentence in the United States. more

“I didn’t want a completely passive viewer. Art means too much to me. To be able to articulate something visually is really an important thing. I wanted to make work where the viewer wouldn’t walk away; he would giggle nervously, get pulled into history, into fiction, into something totally demeaning and possibly very beautiful”

Want Mean Art Important Able Wanted Beautiful Walks Fiction Too Much Important Things Passive Viewers Very Beautiful Giggle Demeaning

Author:Kara Walker

“Sometimes the painting starts to relate very directly to either sights seen or experiences felt, other times it just goes off on a tangent that you really can’t articulate.”

Art Sometimes Felt Inspiring Painting Sight Relate

Author:Susan Rothenberg

“Some of the pictures are truly mysterious to me.. which is why I so often say publicly that I don't know or don't care what they're really about. And yet I can also say that the paintings are prayers.. that they have to do with whatever it is that makes you want more than what daily life affords.”

Knows Want I Can Care Prayer Painting Don't Care Mysterious Daily Life

Author:Susan Rothenberg

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