I am for an art that tells you the time of day, or where such and such a street is. I am for an art that helps old ladies across the street.

Claes Oldenburg

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Topic

Purpose of art Art

Author

Claes Oldenburg

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Sculptor Artist

From

Sweden Europe

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Citation

Oldenburg, Claes. Statement for exhibition catalogue called Environments, Situations, Spaces. c. 1961, Martha Jackson Gallery, New York City, NY, USA.

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I fell into a burnin' ring of fire
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher.

Johnny Cash

Ring of Fire

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Topic
Falling in love Dangers of love
Speaker
Johnny Cash
Source
Ring of Fire
Medium
Song
Genre
Country music
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Cash, June Carter and Merle Kilgore. "Ring of Fire." Performed by Johnny Cash. Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash. Columbia Nashville, 1963.

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Much of modern art is devoted to lowering the threshold of what is terrible. By getting us used to what, formerly, we could not bear to see or hear, because it was too shocking, painful, or embarrassing, art changes morals.

Susan Sontag

Freak Show

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Topic
Modern art Power of art Art

Author

Susan Sontag
Source
Freak Show The New York Review of Books
Medium
Essay Magazine
Language
English
Time
1973 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Sontag, Susan. "Freak Show." The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 1973.