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“I'm not so interested in this series of ruptures, where minimalism took over pop art, and then neo-expressionism was a triumph over that. I'm not interested in rupture - I'm interested in healing, bringing things together, building bridges. Not dismissing what has come before as a kind of modernist precedent, where one thing has to be broken in order to achieve something else. I don't believe in that kind of attitude. I think we're beyond that at this stage.”

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Philip Taaffe

Philip Taaffe is an artist born in 1955, whose professional category is not yet clear. He is known for his unique artistic style and creative philosophy in the contemporary art world. more

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