Even the act of peeling a potato can be a work of art if it is a conscious act.

Joseph Beuys

Quoted in Artforum

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Topic

Nature of art Housework and homemaking Art

Speaker

Joseph Beuys

Source

Artforum

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Artist

From

Germany Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Beuys, Joseph. "An Interview with Joseph Beuys." Interviewed by Willoughby Sharp. Artforum, Dec. 1969.

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Well, the people have spoken-the bastards.

Dick Tuck

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Topic
Downsides of democracy Democracy
Speaker
Dick Tuck
Language
English
Time
1966 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Tuck, Dick. Spoken after being defeated in the California Senate primary. 1966. CA, USA.

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I have erected a monument more lasting than bronze.

Horace

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Immortality through art Artistic legacy Art Poetry

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Horace
Source
Odes (Horace)
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Boast
Language
Latin
Time
23 BC 20s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Horace. Carmina [Odes]. 23 BC, bk. 3, no. 30.

Current Citation

Horace. "Odes." The Complete Odes and Epodes, translated by David West. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk, 3, no. 30.