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“One has complexes. One has the art complex. One goes to the School of Fine Arts and catches the complexes.”

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Swiss painter, sculptor, and installation artist, considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century. His works are known for mechanical devices and kinetic sculptures, often incorporating humor and satire. more

“Unity is surely the indispensable thing if meaning is to exist. Unity, to be very general, is the establishment of the utmost relatedness between all component parts... the aim is to make as clear as possible the relationships between the parts of the unity; in short, to show how one thing leads to another.”

Ifs Shows Clear One Thing Aim Unity Establishment Indispensable Components

Book:The path to the new music

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“So how do people listen to music? How do the broad masses listen to it? Apparently they have to be able to cling to pictures and 'moods' of some kind. If they can't imagine a green field, a blue sky or something of the sort, then they are out of their depth.”

People Ifs Kind Able Imagine Sky Fields Mass Blue Green Depth Mood Broads Listening To Music Blue Sky Green Fields

Book:The path to the new music

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“From this simple phenomenon, this idea of saying something twice, more often, as often as possible, in order to make oneself understood - the most artful things developed... the principle of repetition!”

Ideas Order Simple Principles Understood Oneself Phenomenon Repetition

Book:The path to the new music

Source: The path to the new music

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