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“We normally consider stability to be the constant in life and accidents to be the exception, but it's exactly the opposite. In reality, the accident is the rule and stability is the exception.”

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Gabriel Orozco

Gabriel Orozco, born on April 27, 1962, is a renowned contemporary artist from Mexico. His work spans various forms including painting, sculpture, and installation art, known for his unique perspective and experimental approach. more

“The business of the state trying to legislate modesty is relatively both an infantile and ridiculous procedure. Of course, it is true that the more things are secreted the more intriguing they become, because it is always the forbidden that has the strongest appeal. Nudity is a state of fact - lewdity a state of mind.”

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Book:Paul Outerbridge, Jr: photographs

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“I had a growing feeling that most of the best art of the world in painting and sculpture had been done, and that this newest form [photography] was more related to the progress and tempo of modern science of the eye.”

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Book:Paul Outerbridge, Jr: photographs

Source: Paul Outerbridge, Jr: photographs

“Now, whereas we do not find it hard to accept the beauty of a flower for itself alone, in present-day, mechanical-industrial civilization, people will usually question the use of a picture. Things are estimated much more for what they do or will do than for what they are or will become... .”

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Author:Paul Outerbridge

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