The erotic or the sexual is the root of "art"; its first impulse.

Claes Oldenburg

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Topic

Sex Art

Speaker

Claes Oldenburg

Language

English

Time

20th century

Occupation

Sculptor Artist

From

Sweden Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Oldenburg, Claes and Germano Celant. Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology. Guggenheim Museum Publications, 1995, p. 13.

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Pablo Picasso

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Pablo Picasso
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Picasso, Pablo. Quoted in Life with Picasso, written by Francoise Gilot and Carlton Lake. McGraw-Hill, 1964, pt. 6.