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“Art has knowledge and skills, and to come to know them is to be implicitly against a culture that is against knowledge - today's mass culture, which aims to produce a lot of consuming morons.”

Quote by Matthew Collings

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Matthew Collings

Matthew Collings is a renowned British art critic and writer, known for his profound insights and critical thinking on modern art. His work spans a wide range of fields from modernism to contemporary art, having a profound impact on the art world. more

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